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I have a friend who'd seriously consider switching to Haiku if it worked with his Pen tablet.

You think this would be possible?

Hey I'm new to Haiku, installed it this morning using a Nightly Build.
The idea of pervasive multithreading is what attracted me.

What I like:
• Definitely speedy
• Small foot print
• Most of it just works
• I also think the interface is pretty cool

Though I do wish there was an easier way to install software, OS updates, and drivers. My wifi adapter on my Macbook Pro simply isn't showing up.

Does there exist or is it in the works, an official application or terminal application to install packages and their dependencies?

I e-mailed this suggestion a few weeks ago but I never got a reply. I'm guessing it never went through, so I've decided to post it here. I think with the recent news of Haiku not being selected for the GSoC this year, adding Haiku to GoodSearch makes even more sense.

http://www.goodsearch.com/

What is GoodSearch? GoodSearch is a search engine that donates 50% of its revenue from user searches to the user's non-profit organization of choice. A typical search using GS nets about 1 cent (excluding image searches). While that may not sound like much, imagine how many times you use a search engine each day. Multiply that by the number of Haiku users/followers that decide to use GoodSearch and in a few month's time that could result in a nice amount of money that could go towards furthering Haiku's development.

GoodSearch is not limited to just search donations. The other methods can net considerably more money. If you shop online (GS covers most major stores), up to 30% of your purchase can be donated to Haiku. There are also surveys, special offers, dining deals, travel deals, and even playing games can generate money that will be given to your non-profit organization of choice (hopefully it's Haiku!).

I know that simply donating is much easier and much less of a headache, but for some (me included) that simply isn't an option at this time. As much as I'd love to donate monthly to Haiku, student loans and various other necessities take priority. Still, I (like probably many others) would love to help in any way we can.

I've looked at Haiku, Inc.'s NPO status, and I am fairly confident they fall under the requirements to apply to GoodSearch. I'd like to hear what you guys think of this idea, and hopefully we'll hear from the board members of Haiku, Inc. as well.