VitruvianOS – Desktop Linux Inspired by the BeOS

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61 points | by felixding 2 hours ago

13 comments

  • unixhero 1 minute ago
    Why should users not instead go for Haiku
  • rebolek 38 minutes ago
    If you like BeOS, take a look at Haiku https://www.haiku-os.org/ , it's very nice and very usable system based directly on BeOS.
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    • pjmlp 16 minutes ago
      And much better option, running the real deal, instead of some compatibility layer.
  • watersb 1 hour ago
    25 years ago, I configured GNOME to run a BeOS-like tabbed window manager. On a sun workstation.

    But that's not what this is. Or not only:

    Nexus Kernel Bridge

    Nexus is Vitruvian's custom Linux kernel subsystem that brings BeOS-style node monitoring, device tracking, and messaging to Linux — making it possible to run Haiku applications on a standard Linux kernel.

    It claims to run apps from Haiku, the current open-source implementation of a modern BeOS.

  • donatj 21 minutes ago
    The important question becomes can you stack the window decoration "tabs" of different apps into a single stack of tabs like in BeOS?

    Demonstrated here (animated):

    https://www.haiku-os.org/docs/userguide/en/images/gui-images...

  • nico 25 minutes ago
    BeOS was such an amazing experience back in the day. It really felt magical. Too bad it got shutdown. I wonder what the evolution of it would be like today
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  • ofrzeta 36 minutes ago
    "Real-time patched Linux kernel for low-latency desktop use" - does this really make sense? I think there have been various efforts like this over the decades but as far as I remember none of them really made a huge difference for the end user.
  • thisislife2 55 minutes ago
    This is interesting - a Linux distro that really differentiates itself technically, instead of just having a different GUI / desktop environment.
  • KnuthIsGod 7 minutes ago
    Why does the marketing read like slop ?

    "VitruvianOS is an alternative Linux desktop with a singular philosophy: the human at the center."

    https://v-os.dev/news/vitruvian-0.3.0-available/

  • aaronbrethorst 54 minutes ago
    Vitruvian asks a different question: what would I actually want to do with my computer that I currently can’t?

    Only be able to drag a window around the screen from the top left corner

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    • ianlevesque 51 minutes ago
      To be fair that's one more corner than Tahoe.
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      • aaronbrethorst 46 minutes ago
        Touché, and such a good reminder why everyone should wait for macOS 27.
  • arm 1 hour ago
    More context here:

    https://v-os.dev/news/vitruvian-0.3.0-available/

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    • unixhero 1 hour ago
      Ah yes! It is human at the center. Now things are starting to make sense.
    • unmole 1 hour ago
      I don't see any actual context, just vacuous slop.
  • leke 1 hour ago
    So this is a lighter weight alternative to other Linux desktops?
  • asadm 1 hour ago
    is there a debian distro that is close to win98. Sorta like ReactOS but can be daily-driven.
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