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R1/beta6 – Release Notes (www.haiku-os.org)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/haikuos@sopuli.xyz
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Highlights include Mozilla Firefox now available, hardware virtualisation under QEMU and other software ports

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[–] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Very nice. If the official availability of Firefox is a big hurdle. I know you could get it previously through third party sources I currently have an old laptop running B5. This will make it so much easier to get up and running. Just install and go for most people

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Firefox code has been usable even before Beta 6, but without official trademark aggreement the browser was called Iceweasel (as it had been on Debian before)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Yep I went through all that with several Linux distributions in the past as well. But for the average person this is a big step towards usability. Unfortunately name recognition means a lot to the average person. Whether or not ice weasel et all were identical apart from branding.

    In a sea of alien changes. It is a smiling and welcome old friend for them. I already have most of my relatives on Linux at this point. Though I have a few old early Intel Core laptops that are prime candidates to run haiku.

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