{
  "id": 2340537,
  "title": "Debian is 33, Haiku is 25, and neither is standing still",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/debian-is-33-haiku-is-25-and-neither-is-standing-still-2340537",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/21/debian-is-33-haiku-is-25-and-neither-is-standing-still/5290144"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Debian and Haiku, two ambitious operating system projects, marked 33 and 25 years of existence, respectively, in recent years. Debian's journey began in 1991, two years before the Linux kernel's inception, and was founded by Ian Murdock, who passed away in 2015. Despite his passing, Debian continues to thrive, being the most widely used form of Linux. Haiku, on the other hand, remains in development, aiming to create an entirely new OS written in C++. While Haiku has not yet released version 1.0, it has made significant progress, such as developing a PowerPC port and an Arm64 port. Several Haiku-adjacent projects, like Cosmoe and VitruvianOS, are also advancing, further contributing to the evolution of these operating systems.",
  "summary": "One remains a pillar of Linux, while the other keeps the BeOS dream alive",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "Debian is 33, Haiku is 25, and neither is standing still",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/debian-is-33-haiku-is-25-and-neither-is-standing-still",
        "published": "2026-08-21T08:26:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}