Operating Systems @beehaw.org WebWizard @links.hackliberty.org 1y ago The Haiku operating system, based on BeOS www.haiku-os.org Haiku Project 1 crossposts Free and Open Source Software @beehaw.org WebWizard @links.hackliberty.org 1y ago The Haiku operating system, based on BeOS www.haiku-os.org
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.
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.