Greetings. This document is intended to serve as an introduction to the Haiku project. As such, this is only the tip of the iceberg. About the Haiku project ----------------------- The Haiku project is comprised of numerous volunteers spread across the globe. While Haiku supports localization efforts, the primary language is English. The project is mindful of the language barrier for non-English speakers. To note, the native language of the majority of contributors is not English. Design goals ------------ If the ideology of the Haiku project were to be explained in a few short words, it would be something like this. The software shall have sensible defaults with minimal configuration required. The code shall adhere to the coding guidelines and implement the functionality in best possible manner. Haiku project website --------------------- http://www.haiku-os.org This is the main website for the Haiku project. It contains news posts from the project, blog posts (from developers, Google Summer of Code participants, and other frequent contributors), forums, and a vast collection of information. Communication ------------- http://www.haiku-os.org/community/ml http://www.haiku-os.org/community/ml/etiquette The primary means of communication are through mailing lists and are generally hosted by FreeLists. In addition to the mailing lists (ML), numerous users and contributors frequent IRC (irc.freenode.net#haiku). There is also BeShare, an online chat and file sharing application. * http://haikuware.com/directory/view-details/internet-network/chat-irc/beshare * http://dev.osdrawer.net/projects/beshare Development tracker ------------------- http://dev.haiku-os.org/ This is the Haiku project's development tracker. * Bug reports * Browse the source * Review changesets * Development related wiki (limited write access) {OpenGrok --------- http://haiku.it.su.se:8180/source Graciously provided by . This allows you to quickly and easily search Haiku's source code. Coding Guidelines ------------------ http://www.haiku-os.org/development/coding-guidelines The Haiku project takes pride in code quality. Both in terms of implementing the correct code, as well as ensuring the code is written in a consistent style. Learning and utilizing the coding guidelines is essential to contributing code to Haiku. Haiku API documentation ----------------------- http://api.haiku-os.org Old BeBook API: http://www.haiku-os.org/legacy-docs/bebook This is the current (and in-progress) documentation for Haiku's API. As Haiku was formed on the idea of implementing binary compatibility with BeOS R5, the BeBook is fairly accurate. Contributions to Haiku's API book are encouraged. Learning to Program with Haiku ------------------------------ http://www.haiku-os.org/development/learning_to_program_with_haiku A developer, DarkWyrm has published a book that is " aimed at people who want to be able to write simple programs to get stuff done, but never had anyone around teach them". He has chosen to distribute the PDF versions of the book under a Creative Commons license for noncommercial purposes. Programming with Haiku ---------------------- http://www.haiku-os.org/tags/programmingwithhaiku Another series from Darkwyrm. It is "aimed at current codemonkeys who want to break into development for Haiku. Here begins a new series of programming lessons aimed at people who already have a basic grasp on C++: Programming with Haiku." ohloh ----- http://www.ohloh.net/p/haiku "Ohloh is a free public directory of open source software and people." On there, you can view detailed reports and analysis of Haiku (and other open source software projects). Haiku Translation Assistant (HTA) --------------------------------- http://hta.polytect.org/ This is the current solution to assisting people in translating Haiku's on screen text to other languages. Consult the [haiku-i18n] mailing list for additional information: http://www.freelists.org/list/haiku-i18n Note: HTA is starting to be replaced by a Pootle based implementation. That next-generation tool is http://i18n.haiku-os.org/pootle Haiku User Guide Translation ---------------------------- http://i18n.haiku-os.org/userguide/ Similar to HTA, this site is for coordinating the efforts of translating Haiku's User Guide and Welcome page to other spoken languages. Subscribe to the [haiku-doc] mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/haiku-doc HaikuPorts ---------- http://ports.haiku-files.org http://ports-space.haiku-files.org "HaikuPorts is a centralized collection of software ported to the Haiku platform." If you are interested in porting software to Haiku, then this is the site for you! Haikuware --------- http://www.haikuware.com Haikuware is a website, which provides direct downloads for Haiku software. In addition to comments on application pages there are blogs and forums. Haikuware also holds a recurring Thank You Award and helps fund development through bounty programs.