WebWizard@links.hackliberty.org to Operating Systems@beehaw.org · 7 months agoThe Haiku operating system, based on BeOSwww.haiku-os.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkThe Haiku operating system, based on BeOSwww.haiku-os.orgWebWizard@links.hackliberty.org to Operating Systems@beehaw.org · 7 months agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareMereolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoAs I understand it, Haiku is not based on BeOS, but is an open source re-implementation of BeOS, just as Linux is not based on Unix, but Unix-like: https://www.osnews.com/story/24945/a-programmers-introduction-to-the-haiku-os/
minus-squareTramort@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoI think you are right, but I also think that “based on” is accurate for a sufficiently broad definition of that term.
As I understand it, Haiku is not based on BeOS, but is an open source re-implementation of BeOS, just as Linux is not based on Unix, but Unix-like: https://www.osnews.com/story/24945/a-programmers-introduction-to-the-haiku-os/
I think you are right, but I also think that “based on” is accurate for a sufficiently broad definition of that term.