Editing BeOS (section)

==Legacy==
The Tascam SX-1 digital audio recorder runs a heavily modified version of BeOS that will only launch the recording interface software.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 6, 2011 |title=Professional Audio Coming to Haiku? |url=http://haikuware.com/20110906596/professional-audio-coming-to-haiku |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001075206/http://haikuware.com/20110906596/professional-audio-coming-to-haiku |archive-date=October 1, 2011 |access-date=January 18, 2014 |website=Haikuware}}</ref> The [[RADAR (audio recorder)|RADAR 24, RADAR V and RADAR 6]], hard disk-based, 24-track professional audio recorders from iZ Technology Corporation were based on BeOS 5.<ref>{{cite web |title=iZ RADAR 24 |url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_iz_radar/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061227175204/http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_iz_radar/ |archive-date=December 27, 2006 |access-date=December 27, 2006}}</ref> Magicbox, a manufacturer of signage and broadcast display machines, uses BeOS to power their Aavelin product line.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jay Ankeney |date=May 1, 2006 |title=Technology Showcase: Digital Signage Hardware |url=http://digitalcontentproducer.com/digitalsign/depth/digital_signage_hardware_05012006/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204210751/http://digitalcontentproducer.com/digitalsign/depth/digital_signage_hardware_05012006/ |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |access-date=December 9, 2006 |publisher=Digital Content Producer}}</ref> [[Final Scratch]], a 12-inch vinyl timecode record-driven DJ software and hardware system, was first developed on BeOS. The "ProFS" version was sold to a few dozen DJs prior to the 1.0 release, which ran on a Linux virtual partition.<ref>{{cite web |author=Peter Kirn |date=April 28, 2008 |title=Ni Ends Legal Dispute Over Traktor Scratch; Digital Vinyl's Twisty, Turny History |url=http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/04/ni-ends-legal-dispute-over-traktor-scratch-digital-vinyls-twisty-turny-history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314090055/http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/04/ni-ends-legal-dispute-over-traktor-scratch-digital-vinyls-twisty-turny-history/ |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |access-date=January 18, 2014 |website=Create Digital Music}}</ref>

===Spiritual successors===
[[File:BeOS family.svg|thumb|Family tree of BeOS and related operating systems]]
After BeOS came to an end, Palm created [[PalmSource]] which used parts of BeOS's multimedia framework for its failed [[Palm OS#Palm OS Cobalt|Palm OS Cobalt]] product<ref>[http://www.access-company.com/news/press/PalmSource/2004/021004_cobalt.html PalmSource Introduces Palm OS Cobalt], PalmSource press release, February 10, 2004. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721033812/http://www.access-company.com/news/press/PalmSource/2004/021004_cobalt.html|date=July 21, 2012}}</ref> (with the takeover of PalmSource, the BeOS rights were assigned to [[Access Co.]]<ref>[http://www.palmsource.com/press/2005/111405_access.html ACCESS Completes Acquisition of PalmSource], ACCESS press release, November 14, 2005. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105165010/http://www.palmsource.com/press/2005/111405_access.html|date=January 5, 2007}}</ref>). However, Palm refused the request of BeOS users to license the operating system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |title=Palm scuppers BeOS co-op hopes |url=https://www.theregister.com/2002/01/15/palm_scuppers_beos_coop_hopes/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref> As a result, a few projects formed to recreate BeOS or its key elements with the eventual goal of then continuing where Be Inc. quit.

BeUnited, a BeOS oriented community, converted itself into a [[nonprofit organization]] in August 2001<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-02-06 |title=BeUnited - A global initiative aimed at professionally developing and marketing the BeOS |url=http://www.beunited.org/index.php?about |access-date=2023-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020206051436/http://www.beunited.org/index.php?about |archive-date=February 6, 2002 }}</ref> to "define and promote open specifications for the delivery of the Open Standards BeOS-compatible Operating System (OSBOS) platform".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-04-08 |title=beunited.org - Open Standards BeOS-compatible Operating Systems |url=http://www.beunited.org/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408051038/http://www.beunited.org/ |archive-date=April 8, 2005 }}</ref>

====ZETA====
Immediately after Palm's purchase of Be, a German company named [[yellowTAB]] started developing [[Magnussoft ZETA|Zeta]] based on the BeOS R5.1 codebase and released it commercially. It was later distributed by [[magnussoft]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Bradford Morgan |title='Be' is nice. End of story. |url=https://www.abortretry.fail/p/be-is-nice-end-of-story |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.abortretry.fail |language=en}}</ref> During development by yellowTAB, the company received criticism from the BeOS community for refusing to discuss its legal position with regard to the BeOS codebase. [[Access Co.]] (which bought [[PalmSource]], until then the holder of the intellectual property associated with BeOS) declared that yellowTAB had no right to distribute a modified version of BeOS, and magnussoft was forced to cease distribution of the operating system in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=October 14, 2013 |title=Zeta Operating System |url=http://www.operating-system.org/betriebssystem/_english/bs-zeta.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314085635/http://www.operating-system.org/betriebssystem/_english/bs-zeta.htm |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |access-date=January 18, 2014 |website=Operating System.org}}</ref>

====Haiku (OpenBeOS)====
[[Haiku (operating system)|Haiku]] is a complete [[open source]] reimplementation of BeOS. It was originally named OpenBeOS and its first release in 2002 was a community update.<ref name=":6" /> Unlike Cosmoe and BlueEyedOS, it is directly compatible with BeOS applications. It is open source software. As of 2024, it was the only BeOS clone still under development, with the fifth beta in September 2024 still keeping BeOS 5 compatibility in its x86 32-bit images, with an increased number of ported modern drivers and [[GTK]] apps.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title= Haiku R1/beta5 has been released! |url=https://www.haiku-os.org/news/2024-09-13_haiku_r1_beta5/ |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Haiku Project |date=September 13, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

====Others====
[[File:Cosmoe screenshot2.png|thumb|Screenshot of an early version of Cosmoe]]
BlueEyedOS tried to create a system under [[LGPL]] based on the [[Linux]] kernel and an [[X Window System#Software architecture|X server]] that is compatible with BeOS. Work began under the name BlueOS in 2001 and a demo CD was released in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BlueEyedOS Demo/Test CD Now Available – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/3313/blueeyedos-demotest-cd-now-available/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> The project was discontinued in February 2005.

Cosmoe,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cosmoe |url=https://cosmoe.org/}}</ref> with an interface like BeOS, was designed by Bill Hayden as an open source operating system based on the source code of [[AtheOS]] and later OpenBeOS, but using the [[Linux kernel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Cosmoe's Bill Hayden – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/1075/interview-with-cosmoes-bill-hayden/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-02 |title=IsComputerOn - Contact with Bill. (updated) |url=http://joomla.iscomputeron.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=927 |access-date=2023-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202134456/http://joomla.iscomputeron.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=927 |archive-date=February 2, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cosmoe Developer Seeks Successor – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/16634/cosmoe-developer-seeks-successor/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> ZevenOS was designed to continue where Cosmoe left off.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZevenOS - Does it recapture the flavor of BeOS? {{!}} Linux Journal |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/zevenos-does-it-recapture-flavor-beos |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.linuxjournal.com}}</ref> In mid 2024, Cosmoe was resurrected by its original author after 17 years, with a much improved codebase based on contemporary Haiku.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://cosmoe.org/history.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Cosmoe}}</ref>

BeFree started in 2003, initially developed under [[FreeBSD]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BeFree 0.1.0 Released – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/3579/befree-010-released/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref> and later [[Linux kernel|Linux]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-12-03 |title=About BeFree |url=http://befree.berlios.de/about.php |access-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203151211/http://befree.berlios.de/about.php |archive-date=December 3, 2003 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-08-13 |title=BeFree |url=http://befree.sourceforge.net/about.php |access-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040813094426/http://befree.sourceforge.net/about.php |archive-date=August 13, 2004 }}</ref>