True. You don’t need to provide certain applications on the actual distro to replicate the BeOS R5 experience - especially if the hardware needed is no longer produced/supported/shipping/generally available. Basic users will expect or attempt to get the provided application to work.
You can attempt to find this old webcam (and similar) for CodyCam:
- Macally IceCam 1 - video res: 352 x 288
- IP Webcam for Haiku
For the TV app, archiving this seems reasonable as a modern web browser is more useable to access TV content online or get a supported modern application for the desired analog TV capture hardware.
I never saw a mandate (i.e. law/rule) that said Haiku can’t make a native TV app for itself to replace the legacy BeOS TV app (and benefit from modern technology). Same comment applies to CodyCam.
Note: Keep the sources for the legacy applications. This benefits developers wanting to update to modern tech or use old tech. Also, 3DEyes did some recent work on certain apps dealing with IPTV/CodyCam or something similar.