Haiku R1 Alpha 1 Scheduled for Release on September 14

Discussions about the first official release of Haiku -- to be known as Alpha 1 -- have been taking place on the Haiku development list as back as early last year; but there was never a firm commitment as to when it would happen. That has now changed, and we finally have firm word from the project development team that the target release date for Alpha 1 will be this coming September 14. This comes approximately 8 years after the project kicked off as OpenBeOS back in August 2001, soon after Be Inc. closed its doors.

Congratulations to all the people that contributed over the years to make Haiku what it has now become, but especially to the small but resilient group of core developers who persevered in what many thought was not possible and are thus making this very special moment possible. While this definitely marks a very special occasion for all Haiku fans, it however represents just the beginning of what is expected to be a long but very exciting road for Haiku's future.