This is by far a community project and that's why it requires you to register. All the a1k.org projects have been this way.
Okay, when you put it like this it makes sense. I just don't understand the "closed nature" of so much modern Amiga development. It would be so much easier if I could just, say, ring up Amigakit and order one. As opposed to jumping through hoops that only serve to limit the market and exposure to the board.
Another example which comes to mind is that recent game, Tanks Furry. I really wanted to support the development of it but their website was not in English, and barely functional on any of the browsers I tried it on. Money for me is not in short supply, but time is. After a couple attempts I gave up. Am sure they would have had at least one more sale if they had a North American distributor. Their choice not to, and I can respect that, it's just another example of intentionally shooting one's self in the foot by limiting their market.
