helloSystem
Links:
Documentation
URL: https://hellosystem.github.io/
Contact: Simon Peter <probono@puredarwin.org>
Contact: #helloSystem on irc.libera.chat,
mirrored to
#helloSystem:matrix.org on Matrix
What is helloSystem?
helloSystem is FreeBSD preconfigured as a desktop operating system with a focus on simplicity, elegance, and usability. Its design follows the “Less, but better” philosophy.
Q2 2021 Status
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Version 0.5.0 of helloSystem has been published. Installable Live ISO images are available. Download and changelog are at https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases/tag/r0.5.0
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helloSystem was part of the Desktop panel at the FreeBSD Developer Summit 2021. A video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SUKJye54aI&t=11410s
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Work has started towards 0.6.0. Thanks for contributed features and bugfixes
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Improved spatial file manager
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Switch to KWin (if its dependencies can be reduced significantly for use outside of KDE Plasma)
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Experimental and release builds of the Live ISO are available at https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases.
Contributing
Help is wanted in a number of areas, especially in the areas of the FreeBSD core OS and kernel, and Qt/C++.
Last modified on: July 24, 2021 by Daniel Ebdrup Jensen