Land of the Leaves project (and fork progress)

Hello, again, all.

Outside of the "Computer Compatibility List" which I and others here have contributed to, it's been a long time since I last created a post on here, as I have been busy working. However, I thought it'd be fair to mention a site that I've started and where the fork or distribution (depending on your definition) are currently...

1. "Land of the Leaves" is a site I started, currently at http://sites.google.com/site/landoftheleaves -- (named after being inspired by the "leaf" logo and artwork.) It includes links to eBooks, videos, articles, and places around the Web that talk about Haiku OS, BeOS, and derivatives. I also mirrored/copied the Computer Compatibility List post there, since its status as a document hasn't been approved here yet. However, the site is still incomplete; I still will see about screen captures, guides, and credit for various models once I have extra time, as they are missing right now, and intend to give it a domain soon as well. But it's here for you, me, or any other individual that loves Haiku and Be history.

2. The design process for the/my distribution has mainly consisted of months of questioning and researching how it should work and behave, in being both modern and yet well-designed, while holding a hinting reminiscence of the past. As I stated last Fall in another thread, it will have a refreshed look and feel, a new icon set, a web shell, and several innovative accessibility features built in. I know that many here are Be purists, but I have resolutely decided I will release a "hybrid" Gnu/Linux edition alongside the "pure" edition to boost hardware support. I have found during testing that Haiku does not yet run on newer machines I've played with, including the HP Stream 7 and the 11.6" notebook, even with legacy boot options on. By providing a hybrid release, it may help solve and accelerate this, if at least temporarily. My original goal was Christmas, after which I gave an estimate of March-April. After seeing this month (4/2015) is over, and that there are still areas to complete, I have decided to set the official release date to Saturday, May 30, and will do my best to meet it with at least a public beta. I'll be honest: I don't know if VLC or Firefox will be in it, but I do hope to eventually have those running someday as a goal. But this is not vapourware, I'm really working on it, and it's really coming.

Thanks for reading! Peace, all.