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Title: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: on March 09, 2003, 10:33:14 PM

Considering the turmoil as of late, I thought it was about time I wrote this down in ones and zeroes.  Any questions, feel free to ask.

Amiga.org's mission statement (revised 3/9/03)
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Amiga.org's mission is to provide support, encouragement, and information to the existing Classic Amiga community.  

This includes with equality and without discrimination, but is not limited to any and all Amiga Operating systems, alternative Operating systems, emulators, and anything of demonstrated interest to the users of the Classic Amiga series of computers and the community to which it has evolved.

We will not discriminate for, or against any aforementioned alternative on the basis of friendship, advertising, and or personal political alliances.

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: Mike_Amiga on March 09, 2003, 11:04:01 PM

Re:Considering the turmoil as of late.

I avoid those threads. 8-)

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: carls on March 10, 2003, 01:14:58 AM

Just keep the good work up, Wayne.
I guess I can only speak for myself, but: I love amiga.org :-)

IMHO it's a top-class community in every possible way.

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: Darth_X on March 10, 2003, 01:18:59 AM

With plenty of crazy people!!!  :-o

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: tonyw on March 10, 2003, 01:42:32 AM

Here's hoping some of the more rabid fans move over to the new fan site.

tony

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: spiffydinosaur on March 10, 2003, 03:08:55 AM

GO! Wayne Go!
I can be a cheer leader for Amiga.org. I have enjoyed your offering on the web more than any other. Keep up the good work and build the thing as you see fit! Aaah! Aint freedom great!

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: on March 10, 2003, 03:33:21 AM

Wayne keep up the good work...although I do think the mission statement leads to confusion as it says 'classic amiga' ... Amithlon/AROS/MOS/etc are not 'classic'.

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: Argo on March 10, 2003, 03:36:33 AM

Mips
  They are all based on or emulate the AmigaOS 3.x environment.

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: on March 10, 2003, 03:38:26 AM

mips,

Perhaps I will have to clarify.   I intended to say to provide information to classic Amiga users (as there currently are no others) for alternatives for the future, or somesuch.  Perhaps you're right.  I'll think about it.

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: on March 10, 2003, 03:44:52 AM

I understand what you mean Wayne... It's not a 'big deal' but I think it just lends fuel to the arguments of an 'amiga(tm) only' site....

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: on March 10, 2003, 04:01:38 AM

mips,

This has ALWAYS (since 1995) been our mission statement.  I found it while looking at some site designs from circa October 1995.  (edit: except for today :-) ) It has never changed.

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: Argo on March 10, 2003, 05:19:26 AM

Though the classic market has gotten quite diverse since then.

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: on March 10, 2003, 06:35:19 AM

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........to provide information to classic Amiga users (as there currently are no others)

Geeees Wayne can't anyone get an AmigaOne now? Its running an alternative OS too.....Linux.

Bob C.

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: on March 10, 2003, 06:36:39 AM

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Geeees Wayne can't anyone get an AmigaOne now? Its running an alternative OS too.....Linux.

Yessir, and I believe you'll find that it's covered here at Amiga.org, just like everything else.

Wayne

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: Argo on March 10, 2003, 06:34:32 PM

*Bump*

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: alx on March 10, 2003, 06:43:23 PM

Yep, that looks good - a bit confusing maybe, but it's obviously  hard to nail down exactly what Amiga.org caters for:-)

Keep up the good work!

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: takemehomegrandma on March 10, 2003, 06:54:02 PM

@ Wayne

Will it be OK to discuss and publish news about the upcoming CommodoreOne on this site? Not related to the classic Amiga but I believe that many (hmm, at least *some*) are interested!

BTW, you are all doing a great job on this site. Keep it up! :-)

I'll feed the kitty any day now! :-)

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: mikeymike on March 10, 2003, 07:00:04 PM

"But we tolerate anybody.  Even the intolerable."
          - Dillon, Alien3

:-)

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: redrumloa on March 10, 2003, 07:09:21 PM

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Will it be OK to discuss and publish news about the upcoming CommodoreOne on this site? Not related to the classic Amiga but I believe that many (hmm, at least *some*) are interested!
 

It has been allowed up until this point so I don't see why not:-) C=One rules:-)

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: on March 10, 2003, 07:11:19 PM

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Will it be OK to discuss and publish news about the upcoming CommodoreOne on this site? Not related to the classic Amiga but I believe that many (hmm, at least *some*) are interested!

Absolutely.  Fair coverage of the things that interest users of this site are exactly what I am striving to get back to.  Too bad some simply don't understand that fact.

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: Paul_Gadd on March 10, 2003, 09:40:38 PM

Yes

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: on March 10, 2003, 10:27:09 PM

aye aye captain! :-D

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: Dan on March 11, 2003, 02:17:19 AM

I never doubted you.
I like that everybody can meet and talk here regardless of what kind of computer/Os they run their classic amiga software on.
 that is the only kind of software that exists right now, i don´t count a few amiga programs ported to MorphOS or ported Posix/unix programs.

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: chipper701 on March 11, 2003, 05:47:39 AM

What is the CommodoreOne?
Hmmm, How about bringing back old Chicken Lips  :-D

Wayne, U dubie da man! :-D

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: takemehomegrandma on March 11, 2003, 09:34:38 AM

The CommodoreOne is a new motherboard that (in it's default shape) will be a C64 with added functionality. Have a look at their webpage:

http://www.c64upgra.de

(The picture on the front side looks cool, but I don't really think it has much to do with the end user C-one motherboard.)

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: Housey on March 11, 2003, 12:48:51 PM

Good idea to change this.... personally I understand the fact that this site wants (needs?) to support anything Amiga related but people just can't be civil about.  Sure heated debates are great but when you have to scroll through loads of BS it just grinds you down after a while....

Strangely enough ... it seems to have calmed down slightly over the past week...  

Title: Re: Amiga.org Mission Statement
Post by: Argo on March 11, 2003, 10:14:06 PM

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