helloSystem
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Description and history
Desktop system for creators with a focus on simplicity, elegance, and usability. Based on FreeBSD.
Filer file manager is used for managing Application Bundles
Motto: Less, but better!
Developed by probonopd and contributors
License & Type
Open, BSD 3 Clause License
Packaging, sources, repositories and building
https://hellosystem.github.io/docs/developer/building
Build instruction for aarch64 are available
Table
| Homepage | https://hellosystem.github.io/ |
| Based on | FreeBSD, FuryBSD |
| Status | Active |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Category | Desktop |
| Desktop (default) | helloDesktop |
| Desktop (available) | Same as parent |
| Source | https://github.com/helloSystem/ |
| Download | https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases |
| Release model | Fixed |
| Packaging | Application Bundles |
| Package management | Filer, |
| Installer | Install FreeBSD graphical installer |
| Init | rc |
| Shell | |
| C library | FreeBSD libc |
| Compiler | Clang |
| Language | English |
| Country | Global |
| IRC | ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697#helloSystem bridged to Matrix Matrix |
| Forum | - |
| Mailing list | - |
| Docs | https://hellosystem.github.io/docs/ |
| Bugtracker | https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/issues |
| Translation | https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/hellosystem/ |
| Donations | - |
| Commercial | No |
| Price | - |
| Contact | - |
| Social | - |
| ArchiveOS | |
| Distrowatch | |
| Wikipedia | |
| Repology | |
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Releases
- r0.7.0, 2021.12.12 (FreeBSD 12.2)
- r0.6.0, 2021.09.30 (FreeBSD 12.2)
- r0.5.0, 2021.06.11 (FreeBSD 12.2)
- r0.4.0, 2021.01.31 (FreeBSD 12.1)
- r0.3.0, 2021.01.11 (FreeBSD 12.1)
- r0.2.0, 2020.12.08 (FreeBSD 12.2)
- r0.1.0, 2020.11.27 (FreeBSD 12.2)
- 2020.11.15 - first tagged release, assets only
Media coverage
- https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/16/hellosystem_maclike_freebsd_project_05/
- https://www.osnews.com/story/133003/hellosystem-aims-to-bring-some-macos-to-freebsd/
- https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=helloSystem-BSD