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"I think most people see it as just allegations, even if in their view the available evidence is pretty convincing."
But the available evidence is not complete. You only have half the evidence: that presented by the "prosecution". They're not going to give you any of the evidence that may damage their case, are they? That doesn't mean such evidence doesn't exist.
"Mob? Jack Me and Corpse? Two people now make a mob?"
OK, I'm going to need my asbestos suit for this one again. JackMe, cOrpse, Samface, Amifan, Alkemyst, numerous others who are less active but just as certain about the verdict.
("Shawn" is irrelevant :-D )
"OS4.0? No. OS3.X absolutely, I won't elaborate more on my opinion because it would light the fuse."
But OS 3.x is none of Hyperion's business. They are producing OS4 under license, and unless someone is producing something compatible with OS4 against their wishes, or that someone is using Hyperion IP, they have no legal say in the matter.
"Unsubstantantiated? IMHO that's a bit of a stretch. "
It's unsubstantiated until the allegations can be proved to be true in a court of law. So far, you are justifying the accusations because of reasons given by the accusers. Who says the accusers are telling the truth? Who says they're not hiding crucial information that would invalidate their case?
"IMO there is a reason MOS is not released yet. "
It's not ready yet? That sounds like a good reason to me. The speculation that the delay is due to removing OS 3.1 reliance is just that: speculation.
"Why give a deadline if you cannot garantee it?"
Absolutely. Equally, if you know the deadline is still a very long way away, you might not want to discourage prospective customers by telling them the truth.
"IIRC MOS was supposed to be released over a year ago?"
I wouldn't know, as I've not followed MorphOS developments that closely. I do remember AOS4 being due sometime last summer though. :-P
"Personally I think if OS4.0 ships by Q3 2002 it will be an amazing feat."
Me too. From the bits and pieces I've been told - and I stress this is not "inside" knowledge and may thus be inaccurate - I don't expect AOS4 to be released with the advertised features until next year sometime. Whether the frenzy of positive anticipation can be maintained that long is debatable. I guess that's why we keep getting fed the various screenshots, even though they aren't running on OS4 yet.