VitruvianOS 0.3 has been released as the project’s first publicly available version, described by its developers as a pilot build. It is based on the Linux kernel and adopts a design inspired by Haiku OS and BeOS. For reference, VitruvianOS’s development began in 2019, and now, in 2026, this version serves more as a functional foundation rather than a complete system. But before we go further, a few words about the project itself, since the name is probably unfamiliar to the general public. VitruvianOS is not a Linux distribution in the usual sense. It uses the Linux kernel only for hardware support, while replacing the standard Linux userland and desktop stack with its own components. Its goal is to combine Linux compatibility with a BeOS-style architecture. VitruvianOS 0.3 Let me explain. In a typical Linux desktop system, applications run on top of libraries and a display server such as X11 or Wayland. However, VitruvianOS removes this entire layer. It does not use X11 nor Wayland. Instead, it implements its own graphics system, input handling, and application runtime. A key feature is Nexus, an internal communication layer that manages messaging between system components. The system features native desktop elements modeled after BeOS, including a Deskbar and a Tracker-style file manager. It also offers a compatibility layer to support applications built for Haiku and BeOS APIs. Moreover, the system uses a Linux kernel with real-time patches. Regarding filesystems, VitruvianOS 0.3 supports XFS and SquashFS, as well as extended attributes. In the announcement, the developers have also outlined a short-term roadmap. Version 0.3.1 will add missing components and bug fixes based on initial testing. Version 0.3.2 aims to move the system toward self-hosting, enabling VitruvianOS to build itself. Next, the upcoming 0.4 release will focus on stability and broader hardware support, including ongoing ARM port development. Planned improvements also include enhanced input handling, a complete keymap system, and further user interface refinements. For more details, see the announcement. Finally, once again: keep in mind that VitruvianOS 0.3 is an experimental release intended mainly for testing and development. _Image credits: VitruvianOS_

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Have you come across this?

VitruvianOS used the Linux Kernel but the uses it own window manager and is compatible with Haiku and BeOS apps 🙂

linuxiac.com/vitruvianos-0-3-debuts-a...

#Hauku #VitruvianOS

I’ve won a first prize
For my zucchini bread
At the Durham Fair.

#hauku

Glitter and more glare
Photographs. Flashes, flash Flashed.
Festooned forever

#haikufeels #hauku

#Hauku

The Raag Marwa*
In far away horizon as the sun sets
Music that lone bird sings

*Marwa
{Raag Marwa is derived from Marwa Thaat. It is a dusk/ early evening Raag which uses six notes in the ascent and in the descent.

Rugged "Rug-rethink"
as unfeminine a frame
"Money" could barber. #hauku

#Poem #Poetry #μverse #micropoetry #Marrin #Amis #Christopher #Hitchens #masculine #dysphemism

#hauku when we can sleep

vespertine in youth
middle age work steals the night
old wake night and day

#vss365 prompt #vespertine

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Haiku.

Know that we are stars
Our destinies before us
Shine in new heavens

#hauku #poetry #emoetry

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Haiku.

Tears followed tracks
of a love lost and broken
gently kissed away

#hauku #poetry #emoetry #writing #poetrycommunity

DAILY HAGIA:
Key West by the Bight
North Roosevelt Boulevard’s
impressive skyline.
#keywest #haiga #photography #hauku

Tiny tea for my
teeny hands, helps me see why
Tiny Tim took Joe. #hauku

feather brush the wind chimes
harmonic plucked from desert sky
birdsong drowned by sunset

#hauku (thank you, Beth, for the inspiration)

greenery surrounds me
I don't feel soothed - I feel faint
as if the earth is screaming

#nature #earth #screaming #dailyhaikuprompt #globalwarming #climatechange #motherearth #hauku #poetry #micropoetry

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sparing the plow
and the environment--
no-till gardening

#dailyhaikuprompt (plow)
#hauku

A brisk ride to work
Revives better than coffee
Elevates the mood

#hauku
#poetry
#cycling

Mare Tranquillitatis geschundenes Land Schnee fällt und bleibt nicht liegen ***** maltreated country snow falls and doesn't stay Chrysanthemum

geschundenes Land

Schnee fällt und

bleibt nicht liegen

*****

maltreated country

snow falls and

doesn't stay

(Chrysanthemum)

evamaria-limbach2.blogspot.com/2024/12/blog...

#hauku #micropoetry

#poem #poetry #hauku #poetrycommunity #poetrycorner #poetryofbluesky #poems

Barn swallows darting
Winged acrobats on a dare
Juicy dragonfly
#Hauku #Poetry #WritingCommunity