Kill MorphOS?

I would like to say Gary to AW.
I realy do beleve that this thing, you buying AOS, is a very good thing.
I would like to know what made you make that move. Do you think you
can make profit with this product?
If you do that is a very good thing indeed becouse we have a history of companies
who bouth Amiga only to prolong the continuation of development.
I can't wait to read that interview,
exelent work DaveD.

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Welcome Garry to the community!

Great work AW for being on top of things!

I have a question:

Will you show up at AmiGBG on April 3rd?

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1) Are you just holding the OS until it finally dies off or are you expecting it to bring you returns before investing in it's continued development?

2) Are you willing to fund the development of a modern browser and office suite for AmigaOS? Looking for programmers who know the Amiga?

3) Even though you stated KMOS will not comment on the future, Hyperion have made statements in the past about upgrades to 4.0 and continued development of the OS onto 4.2 and beyond. Removing the DE from Amiga Inc. as part of those plans, will there be continued development of the OS? Will there be future versions of AmigaOS for the desktop or the handhelds we hear so much about; or both?

4) Where is KMOS' webpage? We know nothing about this new parent company.

5) Who the heck was Itec anyway? Do they have a webpage? We don't know anything about them either.

6) Marry-Ann or Ginger?

Ivan

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Garry, please know that you have our gratitude for the role that you and your company are playing in this fiasco. May the LORD bless you and keep you, and may He protect you from His enemies.

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Removing the DE from Amiga Inc. as part of those plans, will there be continued development of the OS?

You have to consider that Amiga restated their plans for Amiga DE and 4.x/5.0 a long time ago. They decided that DE would not make a great skeleton for future versions of the operating system, but that there would be an AmigaDE player that could be ported to the Amiga OS. The statements from KMOS do not necessarily change that; one cannot conclude from the above that an Amiga DE player couldn't be made for those who desire it. It seems to be more of a clarification, meant to help those who might have been confused by Genesi's rhetoric. The original plans for some sort of convergence in 5.0 are rather old, and the emergence of 5.0 seems too far ahead of us for any constructive contemplation.

Considering the history between Amiga Inc and Genesi/Thendic-France, what options will Pegasos users have with OS4?

Will there be a new contract between KMOS and Genesi to port AmigaOS4?

Exactly who is KMOS (the long and short of it)?

Where is the company based? Who are the recursive parent companies (if any)?

What are the goals in mind with the IP of AmigaOS?

What history does KMOS/Itec have in the computing industry?

Are there any intentions to take AmigaOS further away from the hardware, or will it continue locked via licensing (OS4 for Eyetech's AmigaOne, A1 Lite, and existing PPC Amigas)?

What is the time frame for the kmos.com web presence?

Edited by DaveP - Off topic and disruptive, there is a forum thread already for this and it is current and active, please take this up there

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@ Skyraker

"I want to know what the speed of an unleaden european swallow is ..."

African or European?

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Edited by DaveP - Reply to disruptive off topic stuff please take it to forums

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@Sicky

The ansers in his question, he already said "european"

AW, could you tell Gary that some people here do believe that AmigaOS could become the best OS in the world. Of course, it's a long term job, but we are here to get the challenge...

Only Amiga Makes It Possible...

bye

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In addition to all the questions mentioned above I would be interested in their "legal strategy and process" -- will they be exercising these against anyone soon??? And about those mysterious "business cards"... were they real or not? What's the full story on that?
Regards, Kay

This news-item is on the Amiga Inc. website to.

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Looking forward to read this interview!

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ikir

Excellent news!

The burning questions that I have are:

1). Can you explain why the deal for the OS was done last April and we only just found out about it now?

2). Who were LTec and why did they own the OS first?

3). What are your plans for OS4 and beyond and how do you hope to achieve them?

4). When will you have a website?

5). Will Amiga Inc. still be putting OS details in the CAM and if so - why? Would it not be best to publish this information on a KMOS site?

6). Does Amiga Inc. have any hold still over the OS or is it all now the property of KMOS?

7). Over the years AInc. has announced 2 promotions for OS4 - one being the $50 off and the other being the 'Party Pack' offer. I am a customer of both of these products. Will KMOS be honouring the original deals or are they now null and void?

8). How closely will you be working with Hyperion over the production of OS4 and beyond?

Actually - my biggest question was 'what does KMOS stand for?' - but SlimJim beat me to it.

Message to Gary - I would like to wish you and KMOS all the very best for the future and hopefully we can finally see the release of OS4 and some real progress for a change!

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I know were are not supposed to ask questions about future product development of KMOS but this is a question I'm sure the community really needs to know:

Do you currently have any plans for future versions of the OS and hardware for desktop use?

Also do you see the Amiga community, existing software base (eg games), and the Amiga name as assets or are you just interested in the OS or hardware?

Didn't think that there was much point in going there anymore.

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@ Garry Hare

Congratulations for buying the best computing platform ever...

...the AmigaOS !


I look forward to have some infos on
your plans for us...


Good luck.

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@DaveP

"The ansers in his question, he already said "european""

Yep your quite right, just got home from "nights" when I wrote that...... my brain was in sleep mode

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