@fairlanefastback

Where did I say they couldn't?

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What does this mean for Amiga inc's AmigaOS 5.0? Will that be canceled?

I heard it was going to be better than MacOS X...

@itix
Well Amiga OS is splitted into several releases, so saying "Ainc. owns Amiga OS" in general is extremely wrong.
By the way, because 3.0 is very similar to 3.1 they cannot sell it (the agreement is quite clear on this subject).
They are prohibited to compete with Hyperion, so no selling AmigaOS stuff of any kind aside from fulfilling old contracts.

Which means they are out.

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AmigaOS is dead. Long live AmigaOS.

(If there ever was an Amiga OS 5, it most likley never the back of the envelope.)

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@Trev
AmigaOS is more alive today than it ever was.

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@fairlanefastback

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If any amount of money changed hands it normally at the least would be referred to as a mutually agreed to undisclosed sum as that would have been a term in reaching the settlement.

So you think there is no financial reimbursement to AI for Hyperion's use of AI's IP and trademarks now or with future sales?

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No, it is not a document of only what Hyperion gets and not what AI gets.

What does AI get out of this new agreement other then the law suits dropped by all parties?

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You just want to keep up your campaign.

Actually what I wanted is what AI and Hyperion agreed to, to stop bashing each other. It makes no financial sense for either to continue and having this apart of the agreement, one would hope the web would also begin to tone down or eliminate the cross bashing being done as well. Sooner people stop taking a whiz in the ever evaporating tidal pool, the faster healing can begin if it's not already too late.

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So you think there is no financial reimbursement to AI for Hyperion's use of AI's IP and trademarks now or with future sales?

It is more than Fairlanefasback saying it, it is actually written in the agreement.

For past issues it states that Hyperion does not owe Ainc a single penny, while for the future, it states that Ainc grants rights to Hyperion completely royalty free (ie: they don't have to pay anything to Ainc for using what has been agreed in the settlement).

What Ainc. gets is to finally stop bleeding money for nothing (to pay a very expensive law-firm).

That's it basically.

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@DAX

That's what that particular turn of phrase means.

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@DAX

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By the way, because 3.0 is very similar to 3.1 they cannot sell it (the agreement is quite clear on this subject).

I cant bother to check that PDF again but I think it only says Amiga Inc can not develop similar Amiga operating systems. They can sell exisiting Amiga operating systems if it is not version 3.1.

On the other hand if Amiga Inc can not sell older OS versions maybe it is time to create new AmigaOS 1.3 clone.

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@itix

There is clause to avoid "escape routes" that would allow Ainc to enter in contrast with the "exclusive" rights it is granting to Hyperion (it would not be THAT exclusive if you could commercialize something substantially similar).

Here is what it states:

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" For the avoidance of doubt with respect to the exclusive nature of the license granted to Hyperion for "the Software", the Amiga parties shall during the term of this agreement Not commercialize anywhere in the world (including sub-licensing) distribute or make available to the public in any way or form. on any medium, and through any means (now known or otherwise) "the Software" (in part or as a whole) and any Operating System exhibiting a Software Architecture substantially similar to the software architecture of "the Software"

Which means that at least OS3.0 (and probably 2.0/2.1) is ruled out.

I don't know if 1.3 applies though...

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@itix

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That is why I wrote "there wasnt real case": no demands, no hate mails to Evert Carton.

So your definition of "real case" is writing hate mails to Evert?

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Right or wrong?

What part of my previous reply didn't you understand? I already stated that the suit was there to secure our ownership right, so "wrong", not it wasn't intended to complicate the case, it was intended to secure our ownership rights, and if the above sentence sounded like a repetition, that is because I obviously have to say everything twice before it is understood.

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@DAX

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DAX wrote: @itix There is clause to avoid "escape routes" that would allow Ainc to enter in contrast with the "exclusive" rights it is granting to Hyperion (it would not be THAT exclusive if you could commercialize something substantially similar). Here is what it states: Quote: " For the avoidance of doubt with respect to the exclusive nature of the license granted to Hyperion for "the Software", the Amiga parties shall during the term of this agreement Not commercialize anywhere in the world (including sub-licensing) distribute or make available to the public in any way or form. on any medium, and through any means (now known or otherwise) "the Software" (in part or as a whole) and any Operating System exhibiting a Software Architecture substantially similar to the software architecture of "the Software" Which means that at least OS3.0 (and probably 2.0/2.1) is ruled out. I don't know if 1.3 applies though...

Heck, the way that's worded, they can't sell AROS either.

@Rogue

You can say that again!

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@Rogue

So what I hear you saying and basically what it all boils down to is this:

Using "we only have a license for PPC" is no longer a valid argument for not moving AmigaOS 4.x to x86.


Does that sum it up?

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@Rogue

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Quote: That is why I wrote "there wasnt real case": no demands, no hate mails to Evert Carton. So your definition of "real case" is writing hate mails to Evert?

That is correct. In real life there are incidents where an employee file a case against their employer but it is only done to protect employer from competitors. Hence my doubt.

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@DAX

Now when I read it again it might indeed mean that Amiga can not sell old Kickstarts even. If it so they can not get money even from old Kickstart 1.3 images. Heck, they cant give Kickstart 1.3 ROM images even for free. That is not so nice but maybe we see free Kickstart replacements in the future.

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@itix

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That is not so nice but maybe we see free Kickstart replacements in the future.

Doubtful, at least on real hardware. Other hardware vendors (Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony) have successfully argued that hardware initialization code (copyrighted or otherwise) is a technological measure under the circumvention sections of the US DMCA. You might be able to argue an exception given the age and lack of commercial availability of Amiga systems, but only for specific uses. The fact that Kickstart images still hold commercial value, however, makes a successful argument unlikely.

EDIT: All of this assumes that Amiga, Inc. or Hyperion would be willing to sue over such a thing, and I suspect they would.

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Rogue, i am not trying to start a fight or anything
but is the roadmap stil that amigaDE is to be intergrated in os 4.x or is the cold air betwin hyperion and amiga inc dominant

@retro

AmigaDE is dead. It would probably be more cost-effective to assist any and all AmigaDE developers in porting their software to AmigaOS 4 than it would to attempt a port of AmigaDE itself, even if it were legally possible.

EDIT: It's sad, in a way. The current incarnation of AmigaAnywhere has the potential, if implemented correctly, to position itself alongside bleeding edge parallel programming languages. The main concepts behind these products (grossly oversimplified, of course) are asynchronous message passing and parallel data manipulation without synchronization primitives.

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@Trev

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It would probably be more cost-effective to assist any and all AmigaDE developers in porting their software to AmigaOS 4

Some, like @glames, have been going that route since 2007 actually.

http://amigaworld.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3893

Released the following February.

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