I'm new to this platform and enjoy writing software, but so far I'm not seeing a niche that isn't filled.
I've looked at the bounties on MorphZone, but none of them are particularly interesting.
Permedia 2 Rave3D driver - needs hardware I don't have
XServer - I disagree with ports
Instant Messenger - protocols constantly broken on purpose
FTP Client - aren't there 101 of these available?
GTK-to-MUI Wrapper - I disagree with ports and hate GTK
Spreadsheet Application - just plain boring
What do we need?
I may end up just using it as an Amiga 68k cross development platform.
Contact Trevor Dickinson about his project to port Open Office/Libre Office to AmigaOS4.x and ask him if you could take their progress and make a version for MorphOS. A good Office Suite is one of the most often requested software projects that many users ask for on MorphOS (or any Amiga inspired platform). Yes, it might be a boring project, but we really need it. Another alternative is fixing or improving printer drivers/support. It seems like many users have trouble getting good print results from their MorphOS systems, while others state that it works quite well for them.
Any software project that makes it easier for average users to get into programming on MorphOS themselves would be beneficial to everyone in the long run. Something like Visual Basic, or a re-write of AMOS with enhancements and modern features would be great for untrained bedroom coders to get back to creating software content for MorphOS.
Personally I would like a better, simpler video editing package for MorphOS and with your background with NewTek (IIRC), maybe you could do something with the Open Source code for the Toaster/Flyer to create something new for MorphOS.
I would love to see a new, or improved 2D, or 3D CAD program for MorphOS. I do a fair amount of drafting and design work on my Windows systems, and would love to switch to using MorphOS for that instead.
Just a few ideas off the top of my head. Some might be probable candidates, while others are probably just pipe dreams.
