VitruvianOS – Desktop Linux Inspired by the BeOS

https://v-os.dev

55•felixding•2h ago

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arm•1h ago

More context here:

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

unmole•1h ago

I don't see any actual context, just vacuous slop.

unixhero•1h ago

Ah yes! It is human at the center. Now things are starting to make sense.

watersb•1h 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.

leke•1h ago

So this is a lighter weight alternative to other Linux desktops?

asadm•1h ago

is there a debian distro that is close to win98. Sorta like ReactOS but can be daily-driven.

kube-system•1h ago

Try this:

https://github.com/grassmunk/Chicago95

xfce4•36m ago

install it on devuan and you'll be fine

thisislife2•48m ago

This is interesting - a Linux distro that really differentiates itself technically, instead of just having a different GUI / desktop environment.

aaronbrethorst•47m 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

ianlevesque•44m ago

To be fair that's one more corner than Tahoe.

aaronbrethorst•39m ago

Touché, and such a good reminder why everyone should wait for macOS 27.

rebolek•31m 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.

pjmlp•9m ago

And much better option, running the real deal, instead of some compatibility layer.

ofrzeta•29m 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.

nico•18m 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

eightman•14m ago

https://www.haiku-os.org/

donatj•14m 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...

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