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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga Software News => Topic started by: CodeSmith on December 17, 2002, 09:08:23 AM
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Looks like the ball is rolling again! from http://lists.gpsoft.com.au/pipermail/dopus5/2002-December/000197.html (http://lists.gpsoft.com.au/pipermail/dopus5/2002-December/000197.html):
For Immediate Unrestricted Release: Brisbane, December 17th:
Dr Greg Perry said today that after negotiations with Ben Hermans, GPSoftware and Hyperion have resolved all outstanding issues related to contract for Directory Opus and wish to announce that the contract has been fully reinstated. Greg said "We are very pleased to see these issued cleared up so that the future for Directory Opus on the Amiga can be assured by Hyperion and that development can continue for OS4 and beyond. We wish Hyperion the best in their endeavours with Directory Opus for Amiga and the development of OS4."
www.gpsoft.com.au
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Excellent news! :pint:
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So GPSoft have sold DOpus to Hyperion? I thought, from thier other post, that GPSoft were devloping it.
Me confused! :-?
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GPsoft lost all interest in Amiga some time ago! there is a reason a Windows version came out ;) at least theyve licensed the code to Hyperion not that im a fan of it myself i quite like v4.
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I would guess that they are not that interested in the Amiga, but they certainly know how to use the forums to push their agenda. I just hope it isn’t a case of Hyperium being pushed into a bad deal. I don’t use Dopus myself, but it might be nice to play around with as an option, as long as this hasn’t delayed the release of 4.0 an additional month.
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Will Opus be just an added software to OS4 (as IBrowse) or will it be an enhanced or even PPC rewritten Opus? Didn't follow the issue this deep, to be honest... :-)
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I might be wrong but from what info i have they will fix a few issues and add it on the CD so you wont have to install it! over time they hope to get it ported to PPC! if it will ever get intergrated into the OS i dont know but i hope not! i like beeing able to choose what i want to use and i personaly am not a big fan of it.
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I though you were going AROS only anyway? ;)
/Björn
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Wow! A dispute between two companies in the Amiga market resolved amicably. :-o :-o :-o
How on earth did this happen!? :-D
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Hiya peeps (and 4pLaY specifically)
So then, is there a list anywhere saying what will be done with the DOpus code?
I am on the Dopus Mail list and have not seen any mention about what will be done with it..
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Great news! ... and hopefully much work to do for me :-D
Mason
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Does anyone know if the DOpus for OS4 will be a port of the Windows DOpus6, or the IMHO far superior DOpus5.8 Magellian II? Or will it be something else entirely?
I'd like to see DOpus used as a complete integral replacement for Workbench. It would give OS4 such an enormous advantage over MOS, AROS and the emulations it would be unreal. :-)
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Great news!! :-)
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@KennyR
AFAIK it's Dopus Magellan II and not the windows version.
/Björn
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Wilse Date: 2002/12/17 9:25:27
Excellent news!
I'll second that with a pint even though i'm not a huge fan of DOPUS
I guess i'll learn to use it.
:pint: :pint: :hammer:
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Tickly:
Easy, GPsoft left the Amiga Market...
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Yes I know, but thats not quite what i meant. It was a dispute about an Amiga product between two companies, surely that should escalate into childish wars and threatened lawsuits? :-D
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@JurassicCamper:
I'll second that with a pint even though i'm not a huge fan of DOPUS
Me either - I hardly ever use it. In fact I can't remember the last time I did. I expect that *might* change with the new machine but who knows?
I'm just delighted they sorted it out as it could have been embarrassing.
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@Orgin
Thanks, that's even better knews. Magellian 2 is probably the best desktops I've ever used, and I've used a lot.
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It was a dispute about an Amiga product between two companies, surely that should escalate into childish wars and threatened lawsuits?
Not this time, because Bill Buck isn't involved.
(Cue righteous indignation and trolling)
:-)
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Wonderfull news. :-D
I used DOpus all the time on my A1200 - every file moving, deleting and what not.
It gave you excelent conntrol.
The best thing is, that finally the Amiga recieved back one of it's (or should I say "HER") good old programs. :-)
Now let's wait for DPaint, R3D, LightWave, Brilliance... :-)
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Directory opus magellan imo is a superb product, Directory Opus should be Amiga only as their windows version is a total disgrace and a complete joke.
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Yes I know, but thats not quite what i meant. It was a dispute about an Amiga product between two companies, surely that should escalate into childish wars and threatened lawsuits?
Yeah, no kidding! I feel cheated!
- Mike
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It didn't escalate, as GPSoft have left the Amiga Market for the Windows market. As such, they probably didn't feel the need to fuss and fight over a past product on a platform they no longer support. They may realize some money out of the deal but not in the amounts from their Windows products. Why make a big fuss over something that will not bring in as much money as other products?
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I would guess that they are not that interested in the Amiga, but they certainly know how to use the forums to push their agenda.
You're joking, right? This appeared on the forums because a third party posted (with permission) an e-mail from Dr. Perry, who seems to have no agenda other than being sure signed agreements are abided by AFAIK. You're attempt to see evil here is misdirected.
-- gary_c
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There was A heap of TROLLING along about this on Ann.lu (the TROLLBAND) a week or so ago....
and thats why hyperion fixed this i think? , anyway as i said there i will say here "its just a matter of time till this is fixed" ....and it is now.....thats good...we like to have options , i an using 3.9bb2 now ...and dopusmag2 (5.82?) as a normal filemanager (ala like DO4 was), mainly because of the lacking support for os3.9 features and humongous bugs... (disk size etc)
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:-D I use DOpus 5.82 Magellan II in Workbench replacement mode, and I couldn't be happier with it. To see that it may be included with AmigaOS 4.0 is good news. In my opinion, at least some of its functionality should be implimented as standard, though not necessarily everything.
;-) Mostly I'm thinking of the Listers, and the Filetypes editor.
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Always preffered Dopus4 myself, did try Magellan II but found it just a tad sluggish but i'm very much nitpicking here. Tis a fine program and it will prolly rock on the new h/w. :-)