Errr..
Projected budget: $30 million.
:rofl:
Leo Nigro, CTO of Commodore USA, made the following statement after multiple people hinted that donations to AROS bounties would be very welcome:
"We're a start up don't forget, and every penny counts right now."Considering that they do not appear to have any budget for design work either, thus are even willing to use graphics illegally, I think everyone on this website should be able to figure out how seriously the budget projection should be taken.
As of right now, DiscreetFX LLC, owner of amiga.org, have contributed more funds to AROS bounties than Commodore USA although AROS is just one out of several operating systems that are being targetted for future software releases. Plus, unlike Commodore USA, DiscreetFX do somehow manage to pay for exclusive graphics designs.
If Commodore USA are just remotely as serious and resourceful as they try so hard to pretend to be, there is absolutely no valid reason for them to be outdone by a supposedly smaller player such as DiscreetFX, who is not even in the business of selling AROS-compatible hardware...
(I specificially mention DiscreetFX as an example because they have been accused of releasing too many PR announcements, which I can understand to a degree. Compared to Commodore USA, they have a much, much better record in terms of supporting the AROS (and Amiga) community in tangible and obviously beneficial ways, however.)
