Don't do AROS then, just do a linux distro called workbench. workbench is not a brand, it is like desktop. Call it Ubuntu - workbench. Then put AROS inside it to run hosted and for classic emulation.
Hyperion can never get anyway with that. The OS you supply is Linux (ubuntu) Whatever programs is inside that OS they don't have anything to do with.
Last edited by nikosidis on 07-Sep-2010 at 12:49 PM.
Who owns the Workbench trademark? I'm pretty sure it is Amiga Inc. We could probably just drop Commodore from the title and just call it Workbench.... Is that what you want? Really? Don't you think we're getting enough heat over AROS as it is right now without bringing the issue of A.Inc's involvement into this further? We wanted to do AROS well before we contacted Amiga Inc. but now I'm not so sure we can even proceed.
You can proceed with AROS on your 'PC-64' idea, no problem and no question. Hyperion would neither want to nor be able to block that, since the PC-64 doesn't go anywhere near the Amiga trademarks. It would be best for you to just start shipping those PC-64s as soon as possible, to prove to us cynics that you are genuine.
My advice is that you should establish yourselves in the market under the Commodore brand, and leave sorting out the Amiga trademarks issue until after you've proved your business plan on the C=64. In the event that your business model proves successful, you could then start spending some real money on this. Imagine a reasonable return on the PC-64, with the profits reinvested in an AMD-64 port of AmigaOS by Hyperion.
But this is just castles in the sky until you've actually proved the business model. Work on avoiding the fate of Acorn (2006) and on earning the confidence of the community first. That'll be hard enough on its own without getting dragged into the AmigaInc mess.
Who owns the Workbench trademark? I'm pretty sure it is Amiga Inc. We could probably just drop Commodore from the title and just call it Workbench.... Is that what you want? Really? Don't you think we're getting enough heat over AROS as it is right now without bringing the issue of A.Inc's involvement into this further? We wanted to do AROS well before we contacted Amiga Inc. but now I'm not so sure we can even proceed.
@BigBentheAussie
You got the Amiga name, next stop, Workbench.... I want you to take over the Workbench as well... You gout yourself a real Jackpot then.... no one can stop you!
Take it all!
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