Next MorphOS version: 3.0! (Not 2.8)

[itix]

@coldfire

Release is planned to December this year.

@Duce

I am sure you would not pirate it but someone else would so it just wont work.

[itix]

@warpdesign

Not every Amiga user is so honest than you are.

[itix]

Who? I think you're over-estimating the popularity of MorphOS.

Those who bought MorphOS license now.

[itix]

Let me get this right.  You believe that all those who have paid for a MOS license would pirate it if you didn't tie each registration to a single machine?

You've just called all your customers thieves.

Classy.

No, I dont belive that all those who have paid for MOS license would pirate it.

I am sorry if I offended you.

[itix]

@warpdesing

It is a hobby OS but it never was 170 eur, just 150 eur =P (And currently it can get it at 111 eur...)

But indeed, who didnt have pirated MacOS copies?

[itix]

That doesn't actually read a lot better, to be honest. Returning customers are trustworthy, but not potential new ones?

Does it say so? Well, lets try again:

I just think not everyone would buy MorphOS license if they were given a chance to use it without cost.

IMHO, most of the users left in the amiga community that are remotely interested in "next gen" scene aren't likely to be the old game disk pirates of old.

You really think so? Road *cough* show *cough* *cough* 6 *cough* 8 *cough* k *cough*

[itix]

A1260, why does wanting to transfer registration to an entirely different machine - therefore making the original registered copy of the software entirely inoperable in anything other than "demo" 30 minute form on the initial machine make a person a pirate?

That is, you would remove key from your another machince while you are using it on another.

Ludicrous claims out of some of you.  To reiterate:  User regs the OS on Mac #1.  User buys a better Mac to use, wants to transfer the OS license to the new Mac, therefore making the initial license entirely invalid on "Mac 1".  User keeps Mac 1 for OS X, Linux, or a doorstop, not that it matters much what he does with it, the end result being is "Mac 1" is no longer considered a MOS box.  How's that equal piracy in the least?

By the way did you notice you have already got two copies of OS X?

Has absolutely NOTHING to do with piracy and tbh the implications are rather sad, lol.  How the concept of "1 copy paid for, 1 copy used" got so bent out of shape is beyond me.

Any idea how to restrict this to "1 copy paid for, 1 copy used" and not being shared to friends? I have no problem understanding what you are trying to say here but it just isnt possible. If it wasnt tied to one machine it would have to be tied to one user or just use generic key that works everywhere.

I'm fine with MOS handling regs as they see fit, but this piracy babble from the fanboys, nah, lol.

Hmm... I guess English speaking world is quite sensitive to pirate/piracy word. My apologizes.

[itix]

Well, that certainly sounds less of a sweeping condemnation of new users, which was the bone of my contention.

I apologize my English speaking skills. It is sometimes geting me into trouble :-)

[itix]

Oh, the 30 minutes thing is fair enough. But if I can't transfer a license from one computer to another when I sell it, then there's $200 down the crapper.

When selling the computer you are selling MorphOS license with it. If you manage to find new buyer interested to use MorphOS you may get at least some of your money back. So it is not a total loss.

[itix]

@mongo

I could support that idea but it is not (only) up to me to decide.

[itix]

Roadshow has been pirated?? Do you have a link to the news?

Pirated as in stolen from Olsen's desk, cracked and uploaded to Pirate Bay? No. But it has been leaked outside OS4 beta testers years ago. I doubt anyone is using it anymore, though, since almost everyone has left Amiga. But anyway, I find it is good example how things just happen. When MorphOS 1.5 was leaked you could find it even from, humm, #morphos channel :-)

[itix]

They've already made it clear that they don't trust their users, so if I buy a license for one of my minis, and later find some PB that I want to use the license on instead while keeping my mini, I'd use all kinds of tricks to fool the MorphOS team to believe my mini is broken.

Hmm?

[itix]

@Iggy

There will be 3D support and limited wireless support with WPA/WPA2 using an external wireless card.

[itix]

Will it support the internal wireless if I provide the appropriate files from another source? I've got it working under Debian...

If you can write SANA-II driver I dont see any reason why it could not be used.