#hellosystem — Public Fediverse posts

My armchair hypothesis about the state of #HelloSystem is the fact that not even most Mac users interested in #FreeBSD want a clone of that system, and they might have found more developers if they chased the Windows users market.

#Encuesta: De los #EntornosDeEscritorios más livianos para #GNULinux y la familia #BSD, ¿con cuál de estos cuatro te quedás?

#LXDE #LXQt #GNOME #MATE #Cinnamon #KDE #TDE #Trinity

#Escritorios #GNU #GNU_Linux #Linux #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #NomadBSD #MidnightBSD #GhostBSD #helloSystem #Distro #Distros #DistroGNU #DistrosGNU #DistribuciónGNU #DistribucionesGNU #DistribuciónLinux #DistribucionesLinux

#Encuesta: De los #EntornosDeEscritorios más livianos para #GNULinux y la familia #BSD, ¿con cuál de estos cuatro te quedás?

#LXDE #LXQt #GNOME #MATE #Cinnamon #KDE #TDE #Trinity

#Escritorios #GNU #GNU_Linux #Linux #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #NomadBSD #MidnightBSD #GhostBSD #helloSystem #Distro #Distros #DistroGNU #DistrosGNU #DistribuciónGNU #DistribucionesGNU #DistribuciónLinux #DistribucionesLinux

#Encuesta: De los #EntornosDeEscritorios más livianos para #GNULinux y la familia #BSD, ¿con cuál de estos cuatro te quedás?

#LXDE #LXQt #GNOME #MATE #Cinnamon #KDE #TDE #Trinity

#Escritorios #GNU #GNU_Linux #Linux #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #NomadBSD #MidnightBSD #GhostBSD #helloSystem #Distro #Distros #DistroGNU #DistrosGNU #DistribuciónGNU #DistribucionesGNU #DistribuciónLinux #DistribucionesLinux

#Encuesta: De los #EntornosDeEscritorios más livianos para #GNULinux y la familia #BSD, ¿con cuál de estos cuatro te quedás?

#LXDE #LXQt #GNOME #MATE #Cinnamon #KDE #TDE #Trinity

#Escritorios #GNU #GNU_Linux #Linux #NetBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #NomadBSD #MidnightBSD #GhostBSD #helloSystem #Distro #Distros #DistroGNU #DistrosGNU #DistribuciónGNU #DistribucionesGNU #DistribuciónLinux #DistribucionesLinux

#FreeBSD got some well deserved mainstream coverage yesterday when the YouTube channel ExplainingComputers released a video about FreeBSD on the desktop - or to be more accurate: about FreeBSD desktop derivatives: #GhostBSD #NomadBSD #MidnightBSD #HelloSystem

https://youtu.be/9Xm52v1D8qo?si=HsisQ_7Z_ojL9Pqx

#FreeBSD got some well deserved mainstream coverage yesterday when the YouTube channel ExplainingComputers released a video about FreeBSD on the desktop - or to be more accurate: about FreeBSD desktop derivatives: #GhostBSD #NomadBSD #MidnightBSD #HelloSystem

https://youtu.be/9Xm52v1D8qo?si=HsisQ_7Z_ojL9Pqx

#FreeBSD got some well deserved mainstream coverage yesterday when the YouTube channel ExplainingComputers released a video about FreeBSD on the desktop - or to be more accurate: about FreeBSD desktop derivatives: #GhostBSD #NomadBSD #MidnightBSD #HelloSystem

https://youtu.be/9Xm52v1D8qo?si=HsisQ_7Z_ojL9Pqx

#FreeBSD got some well deserved mainstream coverage yesterday when the YouTube channel ExplainingComputers released a video about FreeBSD on the desktop - or to be more accurate: about FreeBSD desktop derivatives: #GhostBSD #NomadBSD #MidnightBSD #HelloSystem

https://youtu.be/9Xm52v1D8qo?si=HsisQ_7Z_ojL9Pqx

#FreeBSD got some well deserved mainstream coverage yesterday when the YouTube channel ExplainingComputers released a video about FreeBSD on the desktop - or to be more accurate: about FreeBSD desktop derivatives: #GhostBSD #NomadBSD #MidnightBSD #HelloSystem

https://youtu.be/9Xm52v1D8qo?si=HsisQ_7Z_ojL9Pqx

I need opinions for running helloSystem via bhyve. It's kinda cool to run Aqua UI with FreeBSD as the core.

#hellosystem #bhyve

I need opinions for running helloSystem via bhyve. It's kinda cool to run Aqua UI with FreeBSD as the core.

#hellosystem #bhyve

I need opinions for running helloSystem via bhyve. It's kinda cool to run Aqua UI with FreeBSD as the core.

#hellosystem #bhyve

I need opinions for running helloSystem via bhyve. It's kinda cool to run Aqua UI with FreeBSD as the core.

#hellosystem #bhyve

@eugenialoli thanks …

I'm not aware of explicit abandonment of helloSystem, although <https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases> the latest release was probably based on FreeBSD 13.1, which reached end of life in July 2023 <https://www.freebsd.org/security/unsupported/>.

Most memorable (a turn-off for me, and others): the imbalanced rampage about Wayland.

Cc @duncan_bayne

#FreeBSD #helloSystem

@eugenialoli thanks …

I'm not aware of explicit abandonment of helloSystem, although <https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases> the latest release was probably based on FreeBSD 13.1, which reached end of life in July 2023 <https://www.freebsd.org/security/unsupported/>.

Most memorable (a turn-off for me, and others): the imbalanced rampage about Wayland.

Cc @duncan_bayne

#FreeBSD #helloSystem

@eugenialoli thanks …

I'm not aware of explicit abandonment of helloSystem, although <https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases> the latest release was probably based on FreeBSD 13.1, which reached end of life in July 2023 <https://www.freebsd.org/security/unsupported/>.

Most memorable (a turn-off for me, and others): the imbalanced rampage about Wayland.

Cc @duncan_bayne

#FreeBSD #helloSystem

@eugenialoli thanks …

I'm not aware of explicit abandonment of helloSystem, although <https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases> the latest release was probably based on FreeBSD 13.1, which reached end of life in July 2023 <https://www.freebsd.org/security/unsupported/>.

Most memorable (a turn-off for me, and others): the imbalanced rampage about Wayland.

Cc @duncan_bayne

#FreeBSD #helloSystem

@eugenialoli thanks …

I'm not aware of explicit abandonment of helloSystem, although <https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases> the latest release was probably based on FreeBSD 13.1, which reached end of life in July 2023 <https://www.freebsd.org/security/unsupported/>.

Most memorable (a turn-off for me, and others): the imbalanced rampage about Wayland.

Cc @duncan_bayne

#FreeBSD #helloSystem

@gyptazy this was touching to read. I’ve never used #helloSystem, but I hope @probono is alright too.

@gyptazy this was touching to read. I’ve never used #helloSystem, but I hope @probono is alright too.

@gyptazy this was touching to read. I’ve never used #helloSystem, but I hope @probono is alright too.

In #helloSystem is it possible to do source updates and make world, make kernel? Do ports work in the exact same way?

To sum up, I tried three #FreeBSD-based systems today.

Two were unusable:

#helloSystem (super quirky, very pre-alpha)

#nomadBSD (looks beautiful, barely runs from USB)

One was pretty good:

#GhostBSD (looks good, works well, everything well-integrated. Full upgrade in VM killed the system, but it might perform better on bare metal. Would try again. This seems like the easiest, fastest way to get a full-featured BSD desktop.)

#BSD

To sum up, I tried three #FreeBSD-based systems today.

Two were unusable:

#helloSystem (super quirky, very pre-alpha)

#nomadBSD (looks beautiful, barely runs from USB)

One was pretty good:

#GhostBSD (looks good, works well, everything well-integrated. Full upgrade in VM killed the system, but it might perform better on bare metal. Would try again. This seems like the easiest, fastest way to get a full-featured BSD desktop.)

#BSD

To sum up, I tried three #FreeBSD-based systems today.

Two were unusable:

#helloSystem (super quirky, very pre-alpha)

#nomadBSD (looks beautiful, barely runs from USB)

One was pretty good:

#GhostBSD (looks good, works well, everything well-integrated. Full upgrade in VM killed the system, but it might perform better on bare metal. Would try again. This seems like the easiest, fastest way to get a full-featured BSD desktop.)

#BSD

To sum up, I tried three #FreeBSD-based systems today.

Two were unusable:

#helloSystem (super quirky, very pre-alpha)

#nomadBSD (looks beautiful, barely runs from USB)

One was pretty good:

#GhostBSD (looks good, works well, everything well-integrated. Full upgrade in VM killed the system, but it might perform better on bare metal. Would try again. This seems like the easiest, fastest way to get a full-featured BSD desktop.)

#BSD

To sum up, I tried three #FreeBSD-based systems today.

Two were unusable:

#helloSystem (super quirky, very pre-alpha)

#nomadBSD (looks beautiful, barely runs from USB)

One was pretty good:

#GhostBSD (looks good, works well, everything well-integrated. Full upgrade in VM killed the system, but it might perform better on bare metal. Would try again. This seems like the easiest, fastest way to get a full-featured BSD desktop.)

#BSD

I am trying #helloSystem, which is a #FreeBSD-based desktop that seems to sort of, kind of look like a Macintosh desktop.

I don't think this is going to convince any Mac users to switch. It's pretty odd. I don't think a look-alike that is not a work-alike can get any traction with the MacOS crowd.

I mostly found it quite puzzling, though I was able to boot and install the system in a GNOME Boxes VM. I was warned by helloSystem after install that I needed to switch my VM to EFI booting, or some things wouldn't work. I have no idea how to do that. Not sure I want to know, either.

The system does work, and I'm going to play around with it a bit.

If you're looking for something *different*, this is it.

https://hellosystem.github.io/docs/

I am trying #helloSystem, which is a #FreeBSD-based desktop that seems to sort of, kind of look like a Macintosh desktop.

I don't think this is going to convince any Mac users to switch. It's pretty odd. I don't think a look-alike that is not a work-alike can get any traction with the MacOS crowd.

I mostly found it quite puzzling, though I was able to boot and install the system in a GNOME Boxes VM. I was warned by helloSystem after install that I needed to switch my VM to EFI booting, or some things wouldn't work. I have no idea how to do that. Not sure I want to know, either.

The system does work, and I'm going to play around with it a bit.

If you're looking for something *different*, this is it.

https://hellosystem.github.io/docs/

I am trying #helloSystem, which is a #FreeBSD-based desktop that seems to sort of, kind of look like a Macintosh desktop.

I don't think this is going to convince any Mac users to switch. It's pretty odd. I don't think a look-alike that is not a work-alike can get any traction with the MacOS crowd.

I mostly found it quite puzzling, though I was able to boot and install the system in a GNOME Boxes VM. I was warned by helloSystem after install that I needed to switch my VM to EFI booting, or some things wouldn't work. I have no idea how to do that. Not sure I want to know, either.

The system does work, and I'm going to play around with it a bit.

If you're looking for something *different*, this is it.

https://hellosystem.github.io/docs/

I am trying #helloSystem, which is a #FreeBSD-based desktop that seems to sort of, kind of look like a Macintosh desktop.

I don't think this is going to convince any Mac users to switch. It's pretty odd. I don't think a look-alike that is not a work-alike can get any traction with the MacOS crowd.

I mostly found it quite puzzling, though I was able to boot and install the system in a GNOME Boxes VM. I was warned by helloSystem after install that I needed to switch my VM to EFI booting, or some things wouldn't work. I have no idea how to do that. Not sure I want to know, either.

The system does work, and I'm going to play around with it a bit.

If you're looking for something *different*, this is it.

https://hellosystem.github.io/docs/

#helloSystem Publishes New Experimental Build Based On #FreeBSD 14.0 :freebsd:

https://www.phoronix.com/news/helloSystem-New-14.0-Experiment

#helloSystem Publishes New Experimental Build Based On #FreeBSD 14.0 :freebsd:

https://www.phoronix.com/news/helloSystem-New-14.0-Experiment

#helloSystem Publishes New Experimental Build Based On #FreeBSD 14.0 :freebsd:

https://www.phoronix.com/news/helloSystem-New-14.0-Experiment

#helloSystem Publishes New Experimental Build Based On #FreeBSD 14.0 :freebsd:

https://www.phoronix.com/news/helloSystem-New-14.0-Experiment

#helloSystem Publishes New Experimental Build Based On #FreeBSD 14.0 :freebsd:

https://www.phoronix.com/news/helloSystem-New-14.0-Experiment

@Neirac
#hellosystem
ghostbsd.org, nomadBSD and the newest candidate: helloSystem! https://hellosystem.github.io/docs/

@Neirac
#hellosystem
ghostbsd.org, nomadBSD and the newest candidate: helloSystem! https://hellosystem.github.io/docs/

@Neirac
#hellosystem
ghostbsd.org, nomadBSD and the newest candidate: helloSystem! https://hellosystem.github.io/docs/

@Neirac
#hellosystem
ghostbsd.org, nomadBSD and the newest candidate: helloSystem! https://hellosystem.github.io/docs/

Decided to give #HelloSystem a try.

The hardware? A cheap AMD APU.

The result?

* UEFI boot is busted.
* Man pages depend on network access, but iwlwifi doesn't have firmware :blobfoxlurkglare:
* The language selector *suggests you have a fucking Raspberry Pi keyboard* so that it can figure out the language, can't be mouse-selected, can't be *keyboard selected*, and the only keybaord key that works is down-arrow, which defaults to French.

I opened the issue tracker and discovered that it's a mess. Which I mean, fine, it's one guy from what I can tell?

he's very opinionated, too, and I believe follows me on fedi. I can appreciate some of the views but man does he collect some Really Shitty People as followers.

Decided to give #HelloSystem a try.

The hardware? A cheap AMD APU.

The result?

* UEFI boot is busted.
* Man pages depend on network access, but iwlwifi doesn't have firmware :blobfoxlurkglare:
* The language selector *suggests you have a fucking Raspberry Pi keyboard* so that it can figure out the language, can't be mouse-selected, can't be *keyboard selected*, and the only keybaord key that works is down-arrow, which defaults to French.

I opened the issue tracker and discovered that it's a mess. Which I mean, fine, it's one guy from what I can tell?

he's very opinionated, too, and I believe follows me on fedi. I can appreciate some of the views but man does he collect some Really Shitty People as followers.

Decided to give #HelloSystem a try.

The hardware? A cheap AMD APU.

The result?

* UEFI boot is busted.
* Man pages depend on network access, but iwlwifi doesn't have firmware :blobfoxlurkglare:
* The language selector *suggests you have a fucking Raspberry Pi keyboard* so that it can figure out the language, can't be mouse-selected, can't be *keyboard selected*, and the only keybaord key that works is down-arrow, which defaults to French.

I opened the issue tracker and discovered that it's a mess. Which I mean, fine, it's one guy from what I can tell?

he's very opinionated, too, and I believe follows me on fedi. I can appreciate some of the views but man does he collect some Really Shitty People as followers.

@nopatience

Lots of responses already but I want to make a suggestion to look at other alternatives too.

The #BSDs are a decent option too. Maybe slightly more involved depending on your hardware. I'd recommend #GhostBSD (more traditional feel), #helloSystem (more like old Macs) or any Linux distro really.

Could also try WSL on Windows if you want to try something else.

@nopatience

Lots of responses already but I want to make a suggestion to look at other alternatives too.

The #BSDs are a decent option too. Maybe slightly more involved depending on your hardware. I'd recommend #GhostBSD (more traditional feel), #helloSystem (more like old Macs) or any Linux distro really.

Could also try WSL on Windows if you want to try something else.

@nopatience

Lots of responses already but I want to make a suggestion to look at other alternatives too.

The #BSDs are a decent option too. Maybe slightly more involved depending on your hardware. I'd recommend #GhostBSD (more traditional feel), #helloSystem (more like old Macs) or any Linux distro really.

Could also try WSL on Windows if you want to try something else.

@nopatience

Lots of responses already but I want to make a suggestion to look at other alternatives too.

The #BSDs are a decent option too. Maybe slightly more involved depending on your hardware. I'd recommend #GhostBSD (more traditional feel), #helloSystem (more like old Macs) or any Linux distro really.

Could also try WSL on Windows if you want to try something else.

@nopatience

Lots of responses already but I want to make a suggestion to look at other alternatives too.

The #BSDs are a decent option too. Maybe slightly more involved depending on your hardware. I'd recommend #GhostBSD (more traditional feel), #helloSystem (more like old Macs) or any Linux distro really.

Could also try WSL on Windows if you want to try something else.

@Shmuly If I remember correctly, #hellosystem also has a live ISO: https://hellosystem.github.io/

@Shmuly If I remember correctly, #hellosystem also has a live ISO: https://hellosystem.github.io/

@Shmuly If I remember correctly, #hellosystem also has a live ISO: https://hellosystem.github.io/

Experimental #helloSystem ISO based on #FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE is available for testing at https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases/tag/experimental-14.0. Known issue: No compositor (e.g., no drop shadows behind windows) on (some? all?) #nvidia GPUs. Reason so far unknown.

Experimental #helloSystem ISO based on #FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE is available for testing at https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases/tag/experimental-14.0. Known issue: No compositor (e.g., no drop shadows behind windows) on (some? all?) #nvidia GPUs. Reason so far unknown.

Experimental #helloSystem ISO based on #FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE is available for testing at https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases/tag/experimental-14.0. Known issue: No compositor (e.g., no drop shadows behind windows) on (some? all?) #nvidia GPUs. Reason so far unknown.

Experimental #helloSystem ISO based on #FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE is available for testing at https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases/tag/experimental-14.0. Known issue: No compositor (e.g., no drop shadows behind windows) on (some? all?) #nvidia GPUs. Reason so far unknown.

Received my #Raspberry Pi 5 today, had to try #helloDesktop on it immediately. Next step: Get this to run on #FreeBSD. Eventually: Shall we try to get the full #helloSystem going there...?

Received my #Raspberry Pi 5 today, had to try #helloDesktop on it immediately. Next step: Get this to run on #FreeBSD. Eventually: Shall we try to get the full #helloSystem going there...?

Received my #Raspberry Pi 5 today, had to try #helloDesktop on it immediately. Next step: Get this to run on #FreeBSD. Eventually: Shall we try to get the full #helloSystem going there...?

Received my #Raspberry Pi 5 today, had to try #helloDesktop on it immediately. Next step: Get this to run on #FreeBSD. Eventually: Shall we try to get the full #helloSystem going there...?