Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 24th Aug 2004 21:07 UTC
Haiku (OpenBeOS)'s third birthday was a few days ago. While some BeOS parts have been successfully re-implemented so far, these were mostly the 'trivial' parts: screensaver kit, printing kit etc. Read more for a mini-editorial.
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Eugenia and many BeOS users don't care to the "freedom" (not zero price) sense of free software and, therefore, a free operating system. This is the true reason why linux is now the only viable (not a toy, server-only or specialized OS) a alternative to Windows on PCs (MacOS X is out because it runs only on a different, proprietary and closed hardware, making it an eternal niche OS/computer). Linux cannot be so innovative (it is basically a unix clone) but it is extremely flexible, stable, many applications and information and it will have a guaranted future.
Why a lucid person will believe that another proprietary and closed OS like Zeta will succeed nowadays (in M$ monopoly era) ? I think Eugenia and many BeOS users think like mere consummers who only spend your money buying a car. Operating systems are choosed by today's applications offer and future perspective.
I (as linux user and free software activist) prefer to wait for a totally free (with source code, no license fees, a liberal license, etc) BeOS clone like Haiku than pay to another Be-like company.