content/stands/haiku.md

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   2 description: Haiku is an open-source operating system that specifically targets personal
   3   computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku is fast, simple to use, easy to learn and
   4   yet very powerful.
   5 layout: stand
   6 logo: stands/haiku/logo.png
   7 new_this_year: |
   8   <p>Since last FOSDEM we had a Beta2 release last June which fixes 900 bugs from Beta1 and adds 2800 commits to it:</p>
   9   <ol>
  10     <li>It brings HiDPI support.</li>
  11     <li>During GSoC2020 the Input Preferences were reworked a lot to handle multiple devices.</li>
  12     <li>The Installation now supports excluding optional packages that are included on the installation medium.</li>
  13     <li>And there is even an upgrade path available from Haiku R1 Beta 1 to Beta 2 so you don't have to reinstall.</li>
  14     <li>Hardware support is also improved, with NVMe drives, and improvements on XHCI.</li>
  15     <li>Documentation was also improved, like on the layout support.</li>
  16     <li>The WebKit version used by WebPositive was updated.</li>
  17     <li>Various applications were also ported or updated like LibreOffice, Telegram, Okular, Krita, AQEMU and some more games.</li>
  18     <li>And new applications are also written, like Medo, a video editor.</li>
  19     <li>We also ran a system sounds contest, and started a wallpaper contest.</li>
  20     <li>While we focus on x86, ports to other architectures is still ongoing, and might give some interesting updates in the coming year.</li>
  21   </ol>
  22 showcase: |
  23   <p>We will be demonstrating all the neat features that makes Haiku special for us: indexed metadata in the filesystem, x-ray navigation, sliding tabs and  window grouping.</p>
  24   <p>We also want to hear from people testing Haiku, how it worked for them, or not. We will guide you to create bug reports.</p>
  25   <p>We will walk
  26    curious people into installing Haiku in a VM or on real hardware.</p>
  27   <p>And we love
  28    stories of fond memories of BeOS and how Haiku brings those back.</p>
  29   <p>People
  30    interested into coding can also meet our developers, see where they can learn
  31    to program their own application, or write a recipe for HaikuPorter to port an
  32    existing one.</p>
  33   <p>And you'll see the faces of some coders you maybe already know
  34    from the IRC channels.</p
  35   <p>Oh, and while we won't be able to get your DVDs
  36    hand-to-hand, we still have some to ship :-)</p>
  37 themes:
  38 - Operating systems
  39 title: Haiku
  40 website: https://www.haiku-os.org/
  41 show_on_overview: true
  42 chatroom: haiku
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