Haiku | Hacker News

Hacker News users discussed running Haiku OS on a ThinkPad, including boot issues, hardware troubleshooting, and getting Wi‑Fi, Go, and Qt working.

One commenter built a custom audio driver for a Focusrite Scarlett with help from Claude, showing how AI tools are helping niche OS development.

The thread also highlighted Haiku’s gaps, especially email and browser compatibility, which still limit everyday adoption.

Commenters debated Haiku’s role and the continued appeal of BeOS-style speed, low resource use, and simplicity versus Windows and Linux.