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Haiku

free/libre/open source operating system inspired by BeOS and compatible with its version 5
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Haiku

Summary

Haiku is an Unix-like operating system[1]. Haiku draws 715 Wikipedia views per month (unix_like_operating_system category, ranking #3 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Haiku's instance of is recorded as Unix-like operating system[3].
  • Haiku's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[4].
  • Haiku's instance of is recorded as operating system[5].
  • Haiku's instance of is recorded as multimedia software[6].
  • Haiku's instance of is recorded as graphical user interface[7].
  • Haiku's instance of is recorded as trademark[8].
  • haiku is named after Haiku[9].
  • Haiku's based on is recorded as BeOS[10].
  • Haiku's developer is recorded as Haiku Inc.[11].
  • Haiku's developer is recorded as Michael Phipps[12].
  • Haiku's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[13].
  • Haiku's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[14].
  • Haiku's software version identifier is recorded as R1 Alpha 4.1[15].
  • Haiku's software version identifier is recorded as R1/beta1[16].
  • Haiku's software version identifier is recorded as R1/beta2[17].
  • Haiku's software version identifier is recorded as R1/beta3[18].
  • Haiku's software version identifier is recorded as R1/beta4[19].
  • Haiku's software version identifier is recorded as R1/beta5[20].
  • Haiku's Commons category is recorded as Haiku (operating system)[21].
  • Haiku's platform is recorded as Q182933[22].
  • Haiku's platform is recorded as Q272629[23].
  • Haiku's platform is recorded as RISC-V[24].
  • Haiku's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[25].
  • Haiku's language of work or name is recorded as English[26].
  • Haiku's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[27].

Body

Publication

Haiku was published on 2002[28]. Languages include multiple languages[25], English[26], Spanish[27], German[29], French[30], and Russian[31].

Why It Matters

Haiku draws 715 Wikipedia views per month (unix_like_operating_system category, ranking #3 of 24).[2] Haiku has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Haiku is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Haiku has been cited as an influence by Cosmoe[34], an operating system[35].

FAQs

Who did Haiku influence?

Haiku has been cited as an influence by Cosmoe[34].

Related Entities

Be File System BeOS Blender C++ Cosmoe Gambas LibreOffice Base NetSurf Nim operating system Travis Geiselbrecht Unix-like operating system Vim

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . haiku-os.org. haiku-os.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . haiku-os.org. Retrieved . haiku-os.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . git.haiku-os.org. git.haiku-os.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . haiku-os.org. haiku-os.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . haiku-os.org. Retrieved . haiku-os.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . haiku-os.org. haiku-os.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . haiku-os.org. Retrieved . haiku-os.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . haiku-os.org. Retrieved . haiku-os.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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