[benj111]

USB 3 support seems.. Basic at this point? The post mentions 2012 when chips became prevalent so this isn't new. I also seem to recall an issue with getting a decent web browser recently?

"For a os with only a few contributors doing work on their freetime, I think it is going great "

Oh definitely, I bear no ill will, and would like the project to succeed. But can you make a full featured desktop OS in your free time. There's another comment on this thread pointing out the spec is 600 pages long. I can understand how if you're doing it as a hobby that would take time.

If someone built a car in their garage I'd be impressed. It may have taken 10 years, look ugly and leak oil but its still an achievement. I wouldn't buy it though, I don't want a car that leaks oil, and doesn't have crumple zones etc.

I guess what I'm (slowly) stumbling towards asking is, is this a hobby OS or a 'big professional' OS? Reading between the lines you seem to be happy with a hobby OS, if so great, but that isn't what I want, I'm not sure that is what it was hyped to be.

[kgraves]

> USB 3 support seems.. Basic at this point?

I think you underestimate the sophisticated complex problems of USB 3. Even for a hobby OS this is a massive achievement.

[benj111]

It is a massive achievement just like the home made car I mentioned.

The car has to compete against Tesla, Ford, Toyota though, does it cut it? Does Haiku cut it against Linux, Windows, the BSDs?

Maybe I have unreasonable expectations that it should.

The car can exist for its own sake. The builder had fun making it after all. I thought the idea was that we were all going to be driving round in our own home made cars.

So am I judging it on the engineering skill of the builder, as his hobby project? Or an I judging it as my next potential car?

I can forgive that home built car not having crumple zones, radio, opening windows. They are hard to do, as a car buyer they are basic things I expect.