<p>Thanks for checking out Haiku! This is our fifth public release. We hope to attract new developers to our project and give users a chance to check out Haiku. While this first <i>beta release</i> includes all major features planned for the final Haiku release, it still has many bugs and a few rough edges that need further polishing. However, we think that this release is quite usable and hope it lets you discover Haiku's great potential and that you share our excitement.</p>
<p>Visit our project's website <ahref="https://www.haiku-os.org">Haiku-os.org</a> for the latest news and announcements.</p>
<p>We have been working hard to fix potentially critical bugs, however, being a beta release, there are bound to be some left undiscovered.</p>
<divclass="box-warning">We discourage using beta versions as a production system. Your data could be altered, mangled or downright destroyed. Keep up-to-date backups!</div>
<p>One of the main reasons for releasing a beta version is to attract more people to test the system and discover bugs or provide suggestions for future enhancements. Please file bugs and enhancements in our bug tracker after using its search function to avoid duplicates.</p>
<p>Dom första utgåvorna av Haiku kommer att vara väldigt lik BeOS R5, operativsystemet som vi omimplementerar. Om du aldrig har upplevt det, ta då en titt på följande länkar:</p>
<p>Most of the available software can be downloaded and installed with the application HaikuDepot that comes with Haiku.<br/>
Because of our binary and source compatibility, most BeOS applications run on Haiku. Many of those have been re-packaged for Haiku or still run unmodified. You'll find more information on installing new programs in the user guide's chapter on <ahref="../userguide/sv_SE/applications.html">Applications</a>.</p>
<p>There are several community-based software collections. See the <ahref="https://www.haiku-os.org/community/software">Software Sites</a> page on our website.</p>
<p>Updating Haiku as well as third party packages is done with the application <ahref="../userguide/sv_SE/applications/softwareupdater.html">SoftwareUpdater</a>. When it's finished, reboot.<br/>
<p>Haiku supports wireless networks that are WPA/WPA2 or WEP encrypted and of course open, unencrypted connections. Due to several different licensing policies of different hardware vendors, a manual installation process for the firmware may be required. You'll find more information on supported hardware, firmware installation and how to join a wireless network in the Haiku User Guide's <ahref="../userguide/sv_SE/workshop-wlan.html">Workshop: Wireless networking</a>.</p>
<p>Since Haiku is a reimplementation, the API is still the same as for BeOS R5 (with some additions). Therefore the documentation in the Be Book is still a valid resource. Thanks to ACCESS, who owns the rights to former Be Inc. property, we are allowed to provide a copy of the Be Book.<br/>
Deviations from the BeOS API and Haiku specific additions are collected in the Haiku Book.</p>
<p>Kom i kontakt med andra utvecklare och användare och delta i diskussionerna på IRC, i våra forum eller på e-postlistorna. När många olika människor samlas krävs regler för att hålla kommunikationen effektiv. Vänligen respektera vår <ahref="http://www.haiku-os.org/community/ml/etiquette">etikett för e-postlistor</a>.</p>
