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Zebuntu...

Kind of sounds like a mixture of Zeta and Ubuntu, doesn't it?

Well that's precisely what it is. Already available as a 'Beta II' download. Mr. Korz (previously of Zeta OS and founder of Yellowtab) writes in his blog, that he has a development team working on a new operating system, Zebuntu, that will use Ubuntu along with XFCE as a desktop manager on a JFS filesystem.

Furthermore, a compatibility layer derived from the now dead BlueEyedOS project will ensure that BeOS, Zeta and in the future, Haiku applications, will run on Zebuntu.

Mr. Korz goes at length talking about the advantages of using Ubuntu as a base for this project. The obvious ones being superior hardware support, and big name applications like OpenOffice, Gimp and Firefox without the need for porting.



The project's goal:

'Unser Ziel ist es also, mittels B.E.OS eine neue Plattform für unsere alten ZETA Kunden zu schaffen. ZETA sowie BeOS und später auch Haiku Applikationen werden am Ende direkt unter Zebuntu laufen.'

Basic translation, is that the goal is to use B.E.O.S to develop a new platform for all of YellowTab's (Zeta's) previous customers. Zeta and BeOS applications, as well as Haiku applications later, will run directly under Zebuntu.

Well, I must say, this sounds like a good idea, if he can pull it off! I certainly don't know if the Zebuntu project will get much support from previous customers (such as myself). I kind of felt, how would I say, left hanging by the last project... 

In any case, it's an interesting development and I know you're nosy, so go check it out!

:-p

"Zebuntu sagt Guten Tag" (German only)