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I love how Haiku feels like it has its feet in two places at once. That it is both in the year 2000 and 2040 at the same time.

It does feel a lot more user ready than a lot of alternatives. Although I did find it funny that on their last release a big milestone is that it can now compile code a little faster than half the speed of Linux. So performance is still lacking but gaining. Considering their team size compared with Linux, that is a big achievement.

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I think things like compilation speed are fairly low on their priority list because they are focusing on the user and not the developer, the people who are not going to bother compiling anything and want the OS to be something they never have to think about. Lack of focus on the user seems a big part of why I think linux has failed to gain a real foothold, or perhaps it is more accurate to say that the linux community pushed too hard long before it viable for that use case and now there are alot of people out there who tried linux a decade ago and remember spending a lot of time fiddling with their system and jumping through hoops instead of just using the computer for those things they use a computer for. Some distros are viable these days for the average person, but a lot of those average people have a bad taste left in their mouth from when they tried <my favorite distro is perfect for you!>.

Absolutely, I do appreciate that the developers are so honest about the performance issues. That it is lslightly faster than half the speed is impressive when you consider the sheer scale difference contributors.

And focusing on the users is a very smart move. It is better to do average expectations somevery well than to do pure ideological design poorly. Haiku is focusing it just right I feel.

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