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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Announcements and Press Releases => Topic started by: alx on July 29, 2003, 11:35:21 PM
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The OpenAmiga.org site has had a considerable overhaul, and now includes forums as well as an entirely new look. We are also looking for an "OpenAmiga compliant" logo for use on applications and operating systems that meet the OpenAmiga requirements. If you think you've got a great idea for one, then click "Compliance Logos" on the navbar.
Remember, OpenAmiga is your standard, so if you have any ideas then just email one of the co-ordinators.
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link ???
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Ohh thats a tough one!! Maybee its...
http://www.OpenAmiga.org :)
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OOooo, just beat me to it....
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Hmm..
My Amiga 4000 isnt openamiga compliant as I run Picasso96 :-D
And my A1200 isnt as that runs OS3.0 and doesnt have a graphics card.
Does this mean they arnt Amiga's ;-)
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My Amiga 4000 isnt openamiga compliant as I run Picasso96
P96 is CGX compatible, yes your A4000 meets that part of the OA spec :-)
And my A1200 isnt as that runs OS3.0 and doesnt have a graphics card.
Yup this falls short of the OpenAmiga requirement. (but you could add AOS3.1 and install CGX/P96 on it, since they are both available for the AGA A1200)
Does this mean they arnt Amiga's ] ;-)
No, it means that Aplications developed by developers following the OA guide lines might not work on your A1200. :-)
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yeah but it would be nice if the forums were used to design the 'standard' ;-)
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I thought that's why I put up the forums... lol :-P
Forums can't be used for anything until people start posting... Otherwise they're just another useless feature of a site.
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its a nice idea but a bit to late ?. :-? :-o
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its a nice idea but a bit to late ?. :-? :-o
Better late than never!?
The site seems to be down at the moment :-(
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The site seems to be down at the moment :-(
Works fine here :-)
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might be a dns hickup lol ... seems to happen now and then... won't be an issue to much longer.
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it seems to have issues with reverse dns with certain isp's.
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Probably just me then :lol:
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lol thats ok.. it's ussually me :-x
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Groovy site guys.
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Site will be down for a couple days... We will however be on a new server once it's back up.
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Hmm. I've had this thought for a while, just sat down to see if I could noodle it out in the GIMP... but unfortunately, my brain's not into working with beziers or masks just to create a smooth circle.
So, here's the idea: A smooth circle, of appropriate (thicker than the thin strokes of the A, thinner than the wide strokes) width, opening around the 2 o'clock position to accept the left leg of the 'A' in the now-current 'Amiga' typeface - or if that's a problem, the face it was derived from. The circle - representing the O - should be perfectly round, with a hint of feathering or antialias, the edges of the 'opening' curved off; the A should be sharp, possibly italicized, with the leg in the O clipped to fit the curve with some whitespace, as if disappearing behind the circle. The whole thing should fit on the same.. baseline?, which would look professional, and make it easy to apply to devices, letterhead, what have you. (If it looks like crap, then the 'O' should be dropped a bit, suggesting that the 'A' is rising from it.)
The open circle would represent the 'openness,' and the A the 'Amiganess.' Simple, tactful, hopefully not too trademark-infringing... and if it is, then "OpenAmiga" itself has the same problem, let alone the logo. For uses where color is available, the circle could be black, and the A red, or vice versa (unless you guys want to pick different 'team colors,' as well)... It's hard to guess which'd look better without a decent paint app to try it in.
So, like I say, anyone with skills who wants to borrow the thought, feel free. I'm all for scene efforts *looking* professional, whether or not I think they'll get anywhere.