Be has an business in Paris, and, as outlined, the discussion on Be mailing lists has a strongly European taste. Be mailing lists are crowded with hackers with names like Vladimir and Olaf and Pierre, sending flames to just about every other in fractured techno-English. Some German hackers have even appear up with a Das Blinkenlights replacement: it is a circuit board package that you can plug into Pc-suitable equipment jogging BeOS.