<p>Thank you very much for checking out Haiku! This is our fourth public release. We hope to attract new developers to our project and give future users a chance to check out Haiku. We realize that this <i>alpha release</i> does not yet fully live up to the goals that we have set for ourselves and doesn't offer all the features and well-rounded end-user experience planned for the final R1 version. However, we hope that this release lets you discover Haiku's great potential and that you share our excitement.</p>
<divclass="box-warning">Scoraggiamo l'uso di versioni alpha come sistemi di produzione. I tuoi dati potrebbero venire alterati, danneggiati o essere addirittura cancellati.</div>
<p>Una delle principali ragioni per rilasciare una versione alpha è di attrarre più persone per testare il sistema e scoprire bug o per consigliare miglioramenti. Ti preghiamo di segnalarci bug e miglioramenti nel nostro bug tracker dopo aver usato il suo motore di ricerca interno per evitare duplicati.</p>
<aid="system"name="system">Per conoscere il sistema</a></h2>
<p>Le prime release di Haiku saranno molto simili al BeOS R5, il sistema operativo che sta re-implementando. Se non l'hai mai provato, dai un'occhiata a questi link:</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/it/applications.html">Applications</a>.</p>
<li><ahref="http://haikuports.org"class="printurl">HaikuPorts</a> - maintains patches for ported software</li>
<li><ahref="https://github.com/HaikuArchives"class="printurl">HaikuArchives</a> - hosts native BeOS and Haiku open source software projects in a github</li>
<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/it/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>Get in contact with other developers and users and join the discussions on IRC (<ahref="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=haiku">#haiku</a> on webchat), in our forums or the mailing lists. When many different people come together, rules have to established to keep communication effective. Please respect our <ahref="http://www.haiku-os.org/community/ml/etiquette">Mailing List Etiquette</a>.</p>
