Kronos wrote:
Doesn't really matter what the precice terms are, you are forced to either accept what AInc demands or to scrap your work.
Not true. The terms quite clearly state that if your product doesn't pass Amiga QA testing or they don't want it or for any other reason decide it's not for them, you're free to do what you like with it. Amiga have "first dibs" on marketing/selling/producing your program, but in the end it is still YOUR program. Obviously, if it contains Amiga proprietary code obtained through your agreement with Amiga then you can't release the source code (or at least, not ALL of it), but you're free to market/sell/produce/distribute it however else you like if Amiga don't want it.
Also note that none of this has anything whatsoever to do with Tao themselves. The Amiga NDA and SDA cover Amiga's IP and technologies (which are much more substantial than some people make out). If you want to code for AmigaDE and want the latest and greatest tools available, sign an NDA and SDA with Amiga.
If you want to code for Intent and don't mind that you don't have access to Amiga's extensions, I'm sure Tao would be more than happy to get you started. If you don't want to code for either of them, then, quite simply, don't!
Regards,
Ben de Waal
AKA YttriumOx
