Haiku is a new open-source operating system that specifically targets personal computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku is fast, simple to use, easy to learn and yet very powerful.

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WHAT'S NEW IN HAIKU DEVELOPMENT

The Haiku source is continually built and released for testing purposes nearly every day. You can download and install these latest snapshots to check out the latest features and bug-fixes.

Be aware that nightly images may be unstable. Additionally, some packages included with official releases need to be installed separately.

If you're OK with this, you can find further instructions at our Nightly image page.

VMWare Graphics Driver for Haiku in the Works

News posted by koki on Fri, 2007-01-12 07:21
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Haiku using VMWare driver in Max OS X x86 (Intel)Haiku using VMWare driver in Mac OS X x86 (Intel)

Eric Petit has recently given us the great news on the Haiku mailing list that he has started work on a VMWare graphics driver/accelerant for Haiku. This driver is expected not only to make Haiku snappier when run in VMWare, but it will also enable Haiku's ability to select different screen resolutions and changing them without rebooting the system, a feature that is not available when video is running in VESA mode.

According to Eric's post, his driver is based on Be's driver sample code plus his own code inspired by the X.org VMWare driver. At the moment the driver only implements RECT_BLIT and the cursor functions (the latter is disabled for now since it's a bit buggy).

While the driver is still in early stages of development, it does already work (see screenshot), and Eric is asking those brave Haiku fans out there to test it and provide feedback. For now you can download the sources from this tarball.

The details still need to be worked out, but this driver is certainly to make it into the Haiku tree. Thanks for the great work Eric!

2007 New Year Greeting

News posted by koki on Tue, 2007-01-02 00:10
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Another year is gone, and a new one has just began. Looking back, 2006 was a good year for Haiku: we saw not only gains in functionality, features and stability, but also in looks. The USB and the network stacks where two prominent areas where progress was made; lots of other additions and improvements were also made under the hood, and, of course, the expected bug fixes, which were many. Haiku also acquired a more modern look thanks to the gorgeous icon set that was recently put together. Overall, in 2006 we saw many pieces gradually fall into place, making it all come together in very tangible ways.

The Haiku community itself also grew in some new ways. Some devs have made a come back to coding for Haiku; some others have started taking their first steps into Haiku development. 2006 also saw the beginning of a new marketing communications effort, intended to help the project gain more visibility and thus become a better recognized member of the global open source community.

There certainly is still a lot to do to get to the much awaited R1, but we are definitely getting closer by the day. And while we cannot promise when Haiku will be ready for its first official debut, 2007 may at last be the year we have all been waiting for.

It should be noted that none of our achievements would have been possible without the support from our faithful community. To them, our biggest expression of gratitude for their continued support over all these years.

May 2007 bring prosperity, health and peace to everyone.

Xmas Present for WalterCon 2006 Attendants

News posted by koki on Tue, 2006-12-19 02:03

At the WalterCon 2006 conference recently held in Orlando, we had planned a drawing with prizes from our sponsors. Unfortunately, due to an internal communication mishap, the drawing did not happen. But since we still want to show our gratitude to everyone who attended WalterCon, we have decided to give out one of the software packages donated by the event sponsors to each of the attendees, as a small token of appreciation. Consider this our Christmas present for those dedicated Haiku fans.

Attendees were given the chance to submit their top three choices, and each one was awarded a software package giving priority to those who registered for WalterCon earlier. The awarded software will be bundled in a limited edition WalterCon 2006 CD together with some video footage from the event, and will be sent directly to the winners.

We also take this opportunity to thank again the sponsors who supported WalterCon 2006, and hope that they will keep supporting Haiku in the future.

WalterCon 2006 Sponsors

  • Flojo Soft, creators of MyContacts and MyBudget
  • Funky Idea Software, creators of BePodder
  • TuneTracker Systems, creators of TunePrepper
  • Xentronix Software, creators of Refraction
  • YellowBites, creators of WonderBrush
  • ZeneBona, creators of ZeneBona

    • Haiku to Exhibit at SCaLE 5x Conference

    News posted by koki on Thu, 2006-12-14 19:36
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    We are excited to announce that the Haiku Project is scheduled to exhibit at SCaLE 5x, the Fifth Annual Southern California Linux Expo, to be held at The Westin Los Angeles Airport hotel on the weekend of February 10 and 11, 2007. This is our debut at a major open source conference and represents an important first step towards becoming a widely recognized member of the global open source community.

    Specifics of the Haiku exhibit are still being discussed and will be announced at a later date. We wanted to inform the community as soon as possible, not only out of sheer excitement, but also in the hope that some of you may offer to help out, or even just drop by and support us, in order to make this a memorable event for Haiku.

    So if you are in the area or feel adventurous enough to drive or fly over for a weekend in LA, here is another opportunity to help the advancement of Haiku. If you are interested in taking part, please contact us so that we can discuss the areas where you can help out (select "Marketing" under category in the contact form).

    SCaLE is an open source event started in 2002 that gathers open source communities, academic institutions and commercial exhibitors such as IBM and Google. More than one thousand people attended SCaLE 4x early this year, and attendance is expected to grow in 2007. For more information, check out the SoCal Linux Expo website.

    SCaLE 5x at-a-glance

    Chinese Language Support for Haiku

    News posted by koki on Fri, 2006-12-08 19:12
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    We are pleased to announce that Haiku has taken its first steps towards supporting the Chinese language. Developer Anthony Lee has graciously donated to Haiku the code of BeCJK, an input server add-on based input method which will allow Haiku users to enter text in the Chinese language.

    We have now set out to find a good set of Chinese fonts that could be used in Haiku, and Anthony is giving us some advise on that front too. As a result of these efforts, we expect Haiku to be able to input and display Chinese text sometime in the future.

    We want to thank Anthony Lee for his gracious code donation as well as for his knowledgeable advise. I take the opportunity to remind other regional community members that we are open to advise and recommendations on how to expand the internationalization capabilities of Haiku.

    Haiku Network Stack Takes First Baby Steps

    News posted by koki on Thu, 2006-12-07 01:32
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    IRC client Vision running on HaikuIRC client Vision running on Haiku

    Thanks to the dedicated work of lead developer Axel Dörfler, the Haiku network stack has started taking its first baby steps. After this commit, Axel himself and several others have reported successfully running the Vision IRC client in Haiku. Setting up the network requires editing a couple of configuration files, but it should be fairly straighforward for those brave enought to give it a try; Axel explains how to do it here.

    Great work Axel!

    Flash Support Coming to Haiku

    News posted by koki on Tue, 2006-11-28 03:01
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    While this is not part of the core Haiku development, we still feel it is important for our platform and our Haiku fans to report this news. We are excited to tell you that Haiku developer Michael Lotz is porting the open source Flash player Gnash to Haiku. This port is based on the latest Gnash 0.7.2 release, and uses the AGG rendering backend (which Haiku uses for its graphics system), and a native GUI. Michael has also developed a Firefox plugin based on his SVG plugin for BeOS. Read all the details and check out the screenshots at iscomputeron.com.
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