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RobertJDohnert
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 25-Jun-2013 19:43:40
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Now, your test of Amiga Inc might be difficult. They want their 600$ per product a year and I do believe its unworthy. Better go back to OS4 Linux. Now seeing that licence is not that expensive I see how greedy CUSA was. |
Agreed, thats what we have done and I have gotten nothing out of Amiga Inc but PR spin and how Hyperion Entertainment is the Apple of EUROPE.
On a side note, this morning during our skype session Josh, one of our developers, said the exact same thing as you just did.
My use of the Amiga name was an attempt similar to what Barry did which was bring the trademark holder to the table and get something positive done. I can see that lightning doesnt strike twice and I have since moved on from it and we will continue to work with you guys, the Amiga community, and the companies involved, A-EON and AmigaKit, and work on solutions and solutions to problems to better the space for Linux and Amiga users who like the PowerPC platform. We have a strong brand and I am perfectly content to leave it at that. I do apologize if I offended anyone or made anyone think that we were trying to hijack anyone._________________ http://www.pc-opensystems.com |
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 25-Jun-2013 19:52:45
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My use of the Amiga name was an attempt similar to what Barry did which was bring the trademark holder to the table and get something positive done. I can see that lightning doesnt strike twice and I have since moved on from it and we will continue to work with you guys, the Amiga community, and the companies involved, A-EON and AmigaKit, and work on solutions and solutions to problems to better the space for Linux and Amiga users who like the PowerPC platform. We have a strong brand and I am perfectly content to leave it at that. I do apologize if I offended anyone or made anyone think that we were trying to hijack anyone. |
no apologies needed. i for one am grateful to see any fresh faces on the linux for power scene. whether or not that has anything to do with 'amiga' or doesn't really matter too much. welcome!
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 25-Jun-2013 19:54:34
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BTW the discussion from everyone this morning was this. The only way we would bring an Amiga branded Linux distro is if we had the blessings of Hyperion, Amiga Inc and most importantly the Amiga community. So yes, my team does care about the going ons.
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 25-Jun-2013 19:58:03
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Hyperion Entertainment is the Apple of EUROPE. |
That's a somewhat new spin from his prior stance.
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The product that we are going to ship is going to be much better than OSX from Apple |
Bill McEwen from 2006.
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Now I'm really confused about which company is Apple...
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 25-Jun-2013 20:05:19
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number6 wrote: @RobertJDohnert
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Hyperion Entertainment is the Apple of EUROPE. |
That's a somewhat new spin from his prior stance.
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Maybe he meant it in a nice way.
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 25-Jun-2013 20:38:40
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Who said he was even talking bout a company ? _________________ - We don't need good ideas, we haven't run out on bad ones yet - blame Canada |
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 25-Jun-2013 22:46:08
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Bill McEwen from 2006. source Now I'm really confused about which company is Apple... |
I do recall Barry saying they will beat HP and Apple ..._________________ Future Acube and MOS supporter, fi di good, nothing fi di unprofessionals. Learn it harder way! |
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 25-Jun-2013 22:51:04
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BTW the discussion from everyone this morning was this. The only way we would bring an Amiga branded Linux distro is if we had the blessings of Hyperion, Amiga Inc and most importantly the Amiga community. So yes, my team does care about the going ons. |
Well, you can license AmigaOne way cheaper I suppose from Hyperion and for need of PPC boards is good enough and contains Amiga name embedded.
Its quite small community anyway, so my 2 cents is to keep focusing on x86 version while building AmigaOne (PPC) port slowly.
Do not mix Amiga name for x86 version. Might really end up like C=OS.
Build a good team, as people do notice website looks like single man effort.
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 25-Jun-2013 23:18:18
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Thats because we did the openly contribute thing and it made a mess out of everything.
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Sure, the "openly contribute thing" didn't work for you - let's just leave it at that. And let's ignore that half of the things I listed were not about contributing, but about infrastructure for users. And let's ignore that the first 40 google hits for "os4 openlinux" all pointed to your own site two days ago (ironically, there are some links to Amiga forums in the first 40 hits now).
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Im trying really to understand the root of your argument here, the whole thing sounds like a vent to me.
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The root of my argument is that your project doesn't seem to go anywhere, and that this is the reason why you're here. The root of my argument is that your business plan sounds a lot like all the other business plans I got to witness in the last 15 years:
Step 1: TRADEMARKS!!!! Step 2:(still working on that one) Step 3: FAME, SUCCESS, MONEY, NAKED CHICKS!!!
So let me ask you again:
What's the advantage that OS4 OpenLinux offers for us (PPC desktop users) compared to Ubuntu, Mint, Debian? Why would we actually want this?
It's a simple question - one that you totally ignored in your last reply. Please make a case for your product. That can't be asking too much, can it?
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Who says Im raping the Amiga trademark?
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I do. There's really no connection between your product and the trademark you're trying to get your hands on. Using an old trademark to sell a product or get some more attention is raping, as far as I'm concerned. On top of that, you openly admit that you got contacted by the owner of the trademark, and that he didn't want to give you a license. Yet you're still here and you're still planning to rebrand your Linux distribution as "Amiga". What would you call that?
I can't give you my honest opinion about McEwen or Ben Hermans, because it would get deleted instantly. But that doesn't mean we're all free to act like scum now, just as long as McEwen/Hermans are the target of whatever atrocities we commit.
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So thats why you are so angry, you think Im trying to rape the Amiga?
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Nope, like I said: be my guest.
I'm angry because you're either trolling all of us or you're just really, really not-so-clever. It's completely obvious that nothing useful is ever going to come out of this - we witnessed half a dozen wannabe community leaders like you come and go. And the result was the same every xxxxxxx time: People getting annoyed, people getting pissed or disillusioned, people leaving the community.
I don't care about the trademark anymore. I care about the community. And said community doesn't need you, that much is for sure.
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When you attack our product, when you attack our presentation you insult them, thus I get offended.
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I didn't "attack" your product, I said it's useless for this community. If you consider that an "attack", maybe you should switch to another job.
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then Mr. cgutjahr feel free to exit stage left
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LOL.
Edited for foul language by moderatorLast edited by amigadave on 26-Jun-2013 at 01:03 AM.
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 25-Jun-2013 23:24:44
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Hardware Support - We will be creating and making Amiga branded hardware for the masses. x64 based Servers, contemporary desktops and we will maintain our partnership with ASUS and bring rebranded ASUS laptops with Amiga OpenLinux and Amiga Enterprise Linux. Now, the AmigaOS 4.1, is a PowerPC based system, what we plan to do for those users is make our desktop cases in such a way, and work with PowerPC developers so that the x86 boards can be swapped out with PowerPC boards so users can use both systems whenever they wish. We will also be maintaining a close relationship with the Amiga community and expand the OS4 Marketplace so that customers can buy AmigaOS supported hardware as well. |
Sounds exactly like C=USA with better PR to community. Again: requires licence from Amiga Inc and might end up the same, because no one in PC world sees added value in Amiga name. Its interesting idea of dual hardware approach, but unless you got functional PPC 615 its mask to keep community calm for name (ab)use.
I don`t really see how non AmigaOS related Linux has suddenly in 15 days became so AmigaOS related._________________ Future Acube and MOS supporter, fi di good, nothing fi di unprofessionals. Learn it harder way! |
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 25-Jun-2013 23:34:29
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And now Number 6 , you should post YOUR personal information so that those |
You might do the same.
Lets see;
number6-8030 posts, 0 ARs blizz1220-31 posts, 2 ARs
Who do you think ppl will respect more, you or him... ?
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 25-Jun-2013 23:53:53
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I don't care about the trademark anymore. I care about the community. And said community doesn't need you, that much is for sure. | apparently it does: Quote:
eliyahu: no apologies needed. i for one am grateful to see any fresh faces on the linux for power scene. whether or not that has anything to do with 'amiga' or doesn't really matter too much. welcome! |
or at least a part of it.
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I don`t really see how non AmigaOS related Linux has suddenly in 15 days became so AmigaOS related. |
according to above post it doesnt need to be "amiga" related as long as its ppc related, in order to gain some fresh faces on this forum. which probably is true..Last edited by wawa on 25-Jun-2013 at 11:55 PM.
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 26-Jun-2013 0:04:04
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 26-Jun-2013 0:05:35
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no, i wasn't suggesting the amiga platform needs another linux distribution to run in addition to AOS (or its various clones). not at all. but it's always nice to see another supported linux distro available for power-based hardware. that's all i meant.
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 26-Jun-2013 0:11:22
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This is the craziest thread I've read in the 9 odd months sine I joined. |
its pretty usual around here, just keep watching;) |
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 26-Jun-2013 0:15:23
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I won't even bother reading rest of yours ramblings ... But you are right , nobody likes me on Amigaworld so I won't post either ... Play any way you like ;) |
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 26-Jun-2013 0:25:16
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nobody likes me on Amigaworld so I won't post |
oh, it takes some guts to stay here, why the drama? |
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 26-Jun-2013 0:29:13
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I have the guts , I don't have a stomach for it Seems to me they will just start another war , I wasn't there for the last one and I sure as hell won't be here for this one ... AND I HATE BLOODY TYPING |
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 26-Jun-2013 1:10:30
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sundown wrote: @blizz1220
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And now Number 6 , you should post YOUR personal information so that those |
You might do the same.
Lets see;
number6-8030 posts, 0 ARs blizz1220-31 posts, 2 ARs
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Really? 2 ARs? Try 21 here.
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Re: OS4 OpenLinux: Regarding the Amiga Community Posted on 26-Jun-2013 1:17:36
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eliyahu wrote: but it's always nice to see another supported linux distro available for power-based hardware. that's all i meant.
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Are you sure that's what it is? Honestly I'm lost, but this is what I read on their site:
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Hardware Support - We will be creating and making Amiga branded hardware for the masses. x64 based Servers, contemporary desktops and we will maintain our partnership with ASUS and bring rebranded ASUS laptops with Amiga OpenLinux and Amiga Enterprise Linux. Now, the AmigaOS 4.1, is a PowerPC based system, what we plan to do for those users is make our desktop cases in such a way, and work with PowerPC developers so that the x86 boards can be swapped out with PowerPC boards so users can use both systems whenever they wish. We will also be maintaining a close relationship with the Amiga community and expand the OS4 Marketplace so that customers can buy AmigaOS supported hardware as well. |
http://www.os4online.com/
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As we work with you to migrate from expensive and inflexible UNIX servers to the datacenter of the future, look to OS4 Enterprise Linux on x86 |
So can we all just start using the name and logos now then? Or is this guy special and Amigaworld is going to grant him "God" status for some strange reason?
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