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It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 18-Jan-2018 13:08:09
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| Well,
if someone didn't noticed, time is passing and progress are really slow.
Part III of this thread is from may-2011 (http://www.amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=33675&forum=2)
Developers and companies should really get along to move the platform forward.
A new call to AmigaOS, AROS, MorphOS
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 18-Jan-2018 13:17:42
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is that another call to give up morphos, aros and genuine amiga in order to support os4? there are fundamental differences, which are the reason why these alternatives co-exist. most notably licensing problems around os4 make it impossible to cooperate with aros. however os4 can take advantage of aros development. |
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 18-Jan-2018 13:32:14
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For the first time one unique and low cost computer (mother board) supported by OS4, Morphos, Aros Can be Tabor 1222!?!
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 18-Jan-2018 13:40:13
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"most notably licensing problems"
you are right here.
But again, since many years, can you see a significant step forward for all involved companies and devs?
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 18-Jan-2018 13:51:49
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is that another call to give up morphos, AmigaOS4 and AmigaOS3.x in order to support AROS?
The call is general, including ALL flavours of AmigaOS.
Again, it is NOT the fault of AmigaOS4 that AROS´ development progress is slow. It´s the fault of the AROS people, noone´s else. The licensing is not the problem AROS suffers from (what for any OS4-related license is needed by AROS development team again? Name? Oh, the functionality is not that important? Good to know...)
Make proposals regarding AROS in order to drive it´s development instead of accusing other people, who are simply doing their own things and are not interested in AROS (yet). |
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 18-Jan-2018 13:55:06
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morphos developers already refused support for this platform. some ppc enthusiast may however work on aros target for it. still, i dont think having all three different systems available for the same hardware is to be considered "cooperation".
it doesnt mean joining the forces in order to reduce overall amount of work, but rather the opposite. |
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 18-Jan-2018 13:56:29
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depends on your definition of a "significant step" within a very tiny niche market. For OS4 there were several significant steps, most notably the new PPC hardwares (do any quality and price discussions elsewhere, please!).
For AROS I think it´s the trial for SMP.
MorphOS is difficult to say (at least for me), but I think it´s the decision many people talk about, to go the x64 way.
Regarding results: we´ll see |
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 18-Jan-2018 13:58:57
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But again, since many years, can you see a significant step forward for all involved companies and devs? |
join the forces on a free and open version of amiga os, portable to whatever platform and genuinely accepting testing and contributions by everybody who is motivated to, without unnecessary restrictions like nda and other legal handicaps, that might render the whole approach in vain.Last edited by wawa on 18-Jan-2018 at 01:59 PM.
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 18-Jan-2018 14:09:31
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Again, it is NOT the fault of AmigaOS4 that AROS´ development progress is slow. |
same as its not aros fault if os4 and morphos progress is slow.
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The licensing is not the problem AROS suffers from |
exactly. aros solves that problem, rather than to suffer from it.
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what for any OS4-related license is needed by AROS development team again? Name |
no. not in my view. im fine to call it aros, whether it runs on pc, amiga or whatever else.
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Make proposals regarding AROS in order to drive it´s development instead of accusing other people, who are simply doing their own things and are not interested in AROS (yet). |
i did, above. imho aros is the only possible common ground for cooperation, and therefore im choosing it. however person, who is under nda or has worked with souces that are either spoken for or of unclear legal status, may be prevented to contribute to it. |
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 18-Jan-2018 15:36:52
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As a spectator for hundreds of years now I am disappointed with current efforts to have a modern browser.
I mean, most low end devices in the market have it, while Amigans are struggling to use a decent one on their costly devices.
Now back to hyper-nation.
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 18-Jan-2018 19:47:39
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Modern browser is just an example. _________________ retired |
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 19-Jan-2018 1:20:19
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...Developers and companies should really get along to move the platform forward. A new call to AmigaOS, AROS, MorphOS
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that would be much welcome and actually UTOPIA for all Amiga users _________________ ____________________________ c64-2sids, A1000, A1200T-060@50(finally working!),A4000-CSMKIII ! My Master Miggies- Amiga 1000 & AmigaOne X1000 ! mancave-ramblings X1000 I BELIEVE |
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 19-Jan-2018 10:04:09
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I couldn’t agree more, the benefits of conjoined forces just for a decent maintained web browser would be something that would maintain many peoples interest in using AmigaOS and MorohOS.
Unfortunately the stalemate of each camp protecting their ip believing they are the true spiritual successor to Amiga will go down to the very end and death of the community.
As we are seeing now with Cloanto and Hyperion and the lack of movement in MorphOS and Aros is driving Amigans back to their classic Amigas. _________________ Amiga A1200T - TF1260 - R9200 - Indivision AGA MK3 Amiga A500 - PiStorm EMU68 Pegasos 2 G4 - AmigaOS 4.1 FE / MorphOS 3.16 |
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 19-Jan-2018 13:31:40
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Is it the fault of Aros that there is no progress at AmigaOS for years? ;)
Do not throw with stones if you sit in a glass house
you know what I mean?
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 19-Jan-2018 13:34:59
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to do a honest answer there are emotional reasons, technical reasons and legal reasons why this not happens and there is a lack of interest and deep mistrust and partly hate between important players. So it will not happen, even if there is part XX nothing will have changed (as long there are still interested users existing at all at that time). |
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 19-Jan-2018 13:45:15
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in my view classic amiga with new extensions based on FPGA are the only realistic future for amiga, at least as a interesting retro platform. NG has failed to establish, in my view it was not NG enough to really attract users, AmigaOS additionally has problems because of the expensive hardware. Future regarding classic does not mean mainstream but existing as a niche that is big enough for indy developers and enthusiasts to support it and perhaps regain some users. That is best option, alternative the platform slowly dies together with its last users. |
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 19-Jan-2018 16:58:41
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I think that all ships are sinking and if we want to have anything related to the Amiga brand left we should join forces and forget about the past.
The brand is dying, that's what's happening. The heart is in the Amiga deep down inside and the question is if you're rather without the Amiga than with what's left of it.
For me AOS 4 is the way forward but opinions differ. I don't mind the alternatives but if I have to choose I'll choose AOS 4. It got most of the Amiga-spirit intact and it's driven by Amiga-enthusiasts.
I think that it'll soon be over if we can't overcome the differences. AROS might live on for a while as an open-source alternative and so might MOS/AOS 4 do should they become open source but there aren't enough people around who wants to develope it further. It'll be like with Firefox, lots of people wanted and tried but that was it.
If this fail it will eventually be bye-bye for the Amiga and it will just be a memory. That might happen anyway but why not fight for what we truly love? It isn't fighting that we love, it is the brand, what it has brought to us and the reason to why we still turn the Amigas on. I'm typing this in NetSurf right now, listening to some music and enjoying it.
I'm in a really bad shape and can't contribute with much. Just some thoughts and perhaps it's just dreams but it's the way that I see it. I said it a long time ago and it's still my opinion, there's no use fighting because we will lose it all. |
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 19-Jan-2018 17:35:11
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Since OS4.x development is split between Hyperion Entertainment C.V.B.A., A-Eon Technologies/Amigakit, please tell me who would be speaking on behalf of THAT group to make any deals with anyone else?
Surely you know from reading any links I've supplied from OS4welt.de that Costel (who is the only one remotely speaking on behalf of OS4.x development at this point) has expressed numerous issues regarding various other individuals/groups within the Amiverse. Frankly the honesty is refreshing, but I don't currently see it leading to any agreement on the path of development or the ability either.
#6 _________________ This posting, in its entirety, represents solely the perspective of the author. *Secrecy has served us so well* |
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 19-Jan-2018 18:17:58
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Re: It's time to join the forces - Part IV Posted on 19-Jan-2018 20:10:54
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wawa wrote: no. not in my view. im fine to call it aros, whether it runs on pc, amiga or whatever else. |
since when does aros run on amiga? |
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