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https://hellosystem.github.io/docs/ for documentation.
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What?
This repository is where developers and interested advanced users brainstorm on helloSystem.
A desktop system for creators that focuses on simplicity, elegance, and usability.
Based on FreeBSD. Less, but better!
For mere mortals. Welcoming to switchers from macOS. Not just a theme. Not a clone of anything, but something with which the long-time Mac user should feel instantly comfortable. The latest technologies, without the complexities of Linux distributions. Without lockdown. Without Big Brother. The user in full control.
Download
Live images at https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/ – .iso
files can be written to USB drives.
Boot your computer from one of these drives, or boot a virtual machine (e.g. VirtualBox) from an .iso
– take an early look at helloSystem without installing to your computer.
Why?
- @antranigv on macOS to FreeBSD migration a.k.a why I left macOS https://antranigv.am/weblog_en/posts/macos_to_freebsd/
- https://hardware.substack.com/p/falling-out-of-love-with-apple-part1
- https://medium.com/@probonopd/bring-back-the-ease-of-80s-and-90s-personal-computing-393738c5e2a1 (Medium article written by me)
Lock-down:
- https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/
- https://sneak.berlin/20201204/on-trusting-macintosh-hardware/
Irrepairable, non-upgradeable hardware:
- https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/04/t2-macs-must-pass-diagnostics-for-certain-repairs/
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/yw9qk7/macbook-pro-software-locks-prevent-independent-repair
- https://uk.pcmag.com/old-news/117795/apples-t2-chip-makes-third-party-mac-repairs-impossible
Less and less Mac-like desktop user experience:
- Riccardo Mori: The reshaped Mac experience
- Riccardo Mori: A retrospective look at Mac OS X Snow Leopard
- Riccardo Mori: A retrospective look at Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Addendum
How?
Just follow Bruce Tognazzini's First Principles of Interaction Design
https://asktog.com/atc/principles-of-interaction-design/
Contributing
This project lives from your involvement.
I have ideas, do you have the time and motivation to implement them? Be sure to contact me.
We need help with issues flagged with help-wanted – maybe you'd like to look into issues flagged with good-first-issue. Other contributions are, of course, welcome.
Links
- helloSystem Documentation
- https://github.com/probonopd/hello/wiki
- High-level architecture
- Brainstorming
- Welcome and unwelcome technologies
- Make. It. Simple. Linux Desktop Usability – parts 1–6 – user experience (UX) discussion on Reddit (January 2020, archived)