Haiku R1/beta6 has been released
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Haiku R1/beta6 is released after two years, celebrating the OS's 25th anniversary.
Haiku R1/beta6 has been released about two years after beta5, and a week after Haiku's 25th birthday. The release notes and download links are available on the Haiku website. The open-source operating system continues the legacy of BeOS, focusing on desktop usability.
What commenters are saying
Commenters congratulate the Haiku team, with some celebrating the OS's beauty and design coherence. A debate emerges: some argue Haiku's speed and memory usage no longer beat Linux, while others defend its desktop-first philosophy. A user reports boot regressions on a ThinkPad X1 and a kernel panic with a Focusrite Scarlett USB audio device. Another notes Haiku's policy against AI-generated code limits contributions.