It’s still an “early bird” but, seeing that Proton Mail supports it, i’m intrigued!
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Ladybird came from Serenity OS. that looks interesting too
A whole distro being built from scratch. It is neither Linux nor BSD… a complete new Unix build.
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Very dated interface looks like 95 or 98 not sure that it will take off mainstream due to chunky look.
Not due to launch till 2026, by then I will have forgotten what it does and if its only for use on one system not sure how it will take off. As yet no screen shots.
Do we really need or want yet another system, unless it has a select market place
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I will have forgotten about ladybird by next week. 
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Asking whether it is useful is missing the point.
There are other reasons for building an OS
- to learn something
- to test out an idea
- to have fun ( their stated reason)
You are right, the look is dated, deliberately.
I must be frustrating, to write a whole new kernel, then not be able to display what it contains. Kernel writers need a presentation interface.
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You could fork a snapshot from Github now , if you wanted to be adventurous.
Maybe you could contribute something.
Serenity is not alone, there is Temple OS, Haiku, and probably several others
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Things change so fast in the internet world.
Wonder what will happen to Firefox when Google will cease to fund it this upcoming year?
Think the fact that Proton Mail is giving LB support, already proves that it’s not going to fall into oblivion.
Think people are tired of having an “alphabet” spying dominion.
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Google pays Mozilla to exist … that I did not know but understand the logic behind it, is the same true or needed for opera or others similar.
Dont think I will try it just yet, lifes too short for me to spend it trying different versions just to get to a usable system, prefer to play out in the sun. Happy others find it interesting
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Temple has not been updated for 6 years now.
Haiku again a dated screen and a limited end user apps
In a competitive market …
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TempleOS… taking that serious?
The nice thing about Haiku is its performance. It’s really, really fast. I’m willing to forgive them for not having heaps of applications, because they haven’t released anything production ready yet. They’re still doing beta releases and are focusing on making developers happy.
It is a viable competitor to Windows, the only thing it needs is some love from more developers and applications exploiting the strengths of the OS.
There’s also ReactOS, which provides an alternative to Windows. If you’re uncomfortable with Windows, but still need Windows. This is the thing for you.
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Why cant Haifu do what Linux did and use GNU apps? It is only a porting job.
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Depends which market. If you want the most innovative system, dont look at user approval ratings, they pick the most stable, best software freedom, and reputation.
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May not be important but having a user base sufficient to generate a revenue to be able to keep going matters
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The LadyBird project is a not-for-profit project. One of their tenets is that they’re not for sale.
EDIT: what does matter is the potential pool of developers.
Do you mean volunteers to keep it going in the future?
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Well, I think they would appreciate more developers as time progresses and the thing gets bigger.
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The look is intentional, plus it’s a hobbyist OS only and not intended for any other use
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Welcome to our site, I appreciate your comments, but to gain users not sure a dated interface will work except for a specialist market retro look.
Wasn’t “Haiku” a port of BeOS geared to Mac users (and AmigaOS users)? i.e. before OS/X (which as basically how Jobs brought NextOS into Apple)…
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Yes it was, at least it had the Mac appearance.
Not sure what its goals are now.
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