Define "here"? We still can't play HD video unless we sacrifice a lamb first,
HD Video works perfectly fine since the Video Acceleration Library was introduced in the Enhancer Software. The retail price of the Enhancer Software is hardly akin to sacraficing a lamb.
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we still have a graphics subsystem from the stoneage despite plans being made a decade and a half ago to fix that -
The graphics library from AmigaOS is a 1980s design and I agree with you that it is archaic. Hans has worked around this.
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and instead of an open industry standard, we are using a proprietary solution for our 3D API. Plus, anybody who wants to use uptodate drivers is forced to finance Amigakit's wannabe OS replacement.
Clearly you do not understand the costs and scope of development.
Your assertions are not factually correct: 100 percent of the revenues of the Enhancer Software goes to finance the 2D/3D graphics sub systems and drivers. AK-Datatypes, system commands and some gadgets have been contributed to the Enhancer Software by AmigaKit Ltd at no cost. The other items are funded by A-EON using other revenues. It would be a mistake to think that significant graphics development in this small market would be fully funded by the ticket price Enhancer Software. Why do you think other parties have not funded this development instead ? A hint: six figure costs may have something to do with it...
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The fact that we still have experienced and motivated people like Hans
Why do you think Hans is motivated and focussed on a development plan?
Hans has been a beneficiary of everyone that pays for an Enhancer Software licence. This is no doubt a major factor motivating him to further improve the graphics system. Without this commercial model it is likely that some developers who work on the Enhancer Software would leave.
[quote[ (and maybe a dozen more devs) and abuse them like that - or worse, prevent them from contributing at all, for some extremely stupid reason - should anger you more than it angers me.[/quote]
None of our developers are being "abused": they receive remuneration and are free to contribute if they so wish. We don't expect any free lunches.
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