[UFO Chicago] Haiku (was: Re: Tech Support)

[Jay F Shachter]

On Oct 19, 2010, at 10:43 PM, W. Scott Lockwood III wrote:

>
>>
>> I just have one small question: What is "Haiku"?
>> 
>
> A form of Japanese poetry, which always comes in 3 lines, with 5, 7,
> and again 5 syllables. Almost all authentic Haiku contain a
> reference to the seasons, or weather.
> 

Yes, I know that meaning of the word:

      Cherry blossoms bloom.
      Sure, they're beautiful, but is
      It good for the Jews?

However, the Haiku that is referred to in http://xkcd.com/806 is a
computer operating system.  Many thanks to Michael Sphar for referring
us to the website:

> 
> I this case, I believe it's referring to  http://www.haiku-os.org/
> 


I had never heard of this operating system before, and I am
intrigued.  We now have one more operating system to talk about at our
UFO meetings, instead of just talking about Linux all the time.  Does
anyone on our mailing list have actual experience with Haiku?  If not,
does anyone want to volunteer to try it out?


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