New Roadmap

[Tuvar]

Is there a new roadmap or can we get a new road map? the one on the website is coming up on a year old.

[Mobius]

we do get updates on what to expect with each blogpost
with this one being the latest one https://hexos.com/blog/status-update-amp-zfs-leadership-call-tonight

but yeah it would be a good idea if any updates were incorporated into the roadmap page as well.

I imagine the q3 update blog post will be arriving near the end of q3

[Tuvar]

I'm not following the project to closely, I just want to know when VM's will be worked into it. I imagine from a marketing standpoint; it would make a lot of sense to have an updated one for perspective adopters. When I see a roadmap that's that old I would wonder if the project stalled.

[ThoDC]

i also  was expecting an updated roadmap.. i am not following the forum that closely.. and was wondering how the development is going.. the current roadmap is outdated and not really hopefull for new users if they see that old roadmap...
if you see the old roadmap you would think HexOS is a dead project.. 

[Todd Miller]

I think the dev team and forum moderators understand what you are saying.  The difficulty is when in a deep dev cycle, what can they report that will keep their audience happy?  All they can say is "Yep we are working and making progress".  We all want more but there may not be more details to be had without giving out priority secrets.  And if they do say things are good and they are close we would start a clock and call the project late because we want it now.  We're all in a tough spot.

[Crey]

Would be happy to read more updates. The last blog post is from May. An update every 4-8 weeks would help maintain belief in this project. Actually, it looks dead.

[Tuvar]

On 9/8/2025 at 10:52 AM, Todd Miller said:

I think the dev team and forum moderators understand what you are saying.  The difficulty is when in a deep dev cycle, what can they report that will keep their audience happy?  All they can say is "Yep we are working and making progress".  We all want more but there may not be more details to be had without giving out priority secrets.  And if they do say things are good and they are close we would start a clock and call the project late because we want it now.  We're all in a tough spot.

If the lack of communication kills interest in the project though.

[jonp]

Hey all. Q3 update coming Monday. Bunch of other goodies and content with it.

[The_Green_Nerd2]

Hell yeah!

[Cantos]

7 hours ago, Tuvar said:

If the lack of communication kills interest in the project though.

Not really. I mean a bit, but it doesn't matter too much.

What truly matters, and makes or breaks a project, is the quality of the product.

[Mascot]

1 hour ago, Cantos said:

What truly matters, and makes or breaks a project, is the quality of the product.

In an ideal world, that would be true. In reality, people can't buy what they don't know about, no matter how good it is. Which is why movies have marketing budgets rivalling the actual movie budget sometimes. Game developers beg for wishlisting because it increases Steam store visibility, etc. Interest equals word of mouth, which can matter a lot. Or, a company can throw money at marketing and word of mouth is a lot less relevant.

[Cantos]

27 minutes ago, Mascot said:

In an ideal world, that would be true. In reality, people can't buy what they don't know about, no matter how good it is. Which is why movies have marketing budgets rivalling the actual movie budget sometimes. Game developers beg for wishlisting because it increases Steam store visibility, etc. Interest equals word of mouth, which can matter a lot. Or, a company can throw money at marketing and word of mouth is a lot less relevant.

Those are very weird examples. HexOS isn't a movie or video game. It's about as different from those as it gets. And, even so, HexOS has a world class marketing campaign behind it already.

In reality, marketing matters very little to a niche, but excellent (or terrible) product that is supposed to be used daily for years and years. Word of mouth among enthusiasts matters much more. And that will come naturally, if the product is amazing.

Edited 10 hours ago by Cantos

[Garlic]

8 hours ago, jonp said:

Hey all. Q3 update coming Monday. Bunch of other goodies and content with it.

Excellent news, looking forward to hearing about it.

[Mascot]

36 minutes ago, Cantos said:

Those are very weird examples. HexOS isn't a movie or video game. It's about as different from those as it gets.

The point was that if someone does not know a product exists, they can't buy it. The specific examples weren't really relevant, but if you feel games (software) and HexOS (software) are as different as it gets, we just disagree and that's fine.

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HexOS has a world class marketing campaign behind it already.

I was addressing the claim that the quality of the product is what makes or breaks it, not whether HexOS has a marketing budget or not.

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Word of mouth among enthusiasts matters much more. And that will come naturally, if the product is amazing.

You can have a great product, but no one will talk about it if there's no interest in it. That was the point that was originally made. That the lack of communication isn't helping interest, so fewer people talk about it, less word of mouth. Having a great product is good, but it's far from all that matters.

There were a few videos and some interest a year or so ago, since then it hasn't popped up much for me, so anecdotally there appears to be some truth to it. I know it's true for myself, I went from being an advocate to not mentioning it, because I cannot in good conscience recommend it to anyone. The reasons are more than just lack of communication, but it's a not insignificant factor.

[Cantos]

The LTT video with 1,6 million views was huge, Linus himself invested in the company. HexOS went from a niche little thing to frantic growth because of the huge influx of customers. They are fine, when it comes to interest. They don't need to worry.

Now it is important for them to focus on delivery more than on anything else, because to have a great product isn't just good, it's existential for them. If they fail that, no amount of "communication" and "advocacy" is going to help.

[Todd Miller]

I wonder if the only real measurable boost they can get is when Linus and company do their live on air install.  There aren't enough of us with a platform that if we say it's good or need more work, to move the needle.  Most true technologists  on Youtube seem to be reviewing this product as if they owe someone a favor.  When they do the HexOS vs TrueNAS vs Unraid (or others) they all say HexOS is good for the new to a NAS folks or those just starting out.  Does that mean they wouldn't use it and don't expect us to after a few months working with TrueNAS directly?  And the single product reviews mostly say let's wait and see.  I know already that I am their target audience because I will use the core NAS and apps they make available.  And if things go as we have been told the template process is supposed to make new app easier for someone to create.  Not sure if that's the team or the app developers but it probably won't be me.  As I have said in other places on the forum I have a network expert who created an Unraid setup that does everything I "NEED' and probably much more.  HexOS is my inexpensive toy in the corner that I can pick up and mess with for a little while then set aside again when I hit a roadblock like my Raspberry and Orange Pi unites or my mini pc.  For now it has my attention but we will see when we finally go live.