Eyetech plan on using the AmigaONE Motherboard in a linux server. How this will benefit Hyperion or AmigaInc who need to get AmigaOS4 running on as many platforms as possible, I do not know.
It will help by having increased sales of motherboards, which will allow further development and lower prices.
Not to mention that a good number of the people that might buy a board for Linux may be x-Amigans or know about Amiga and may want to try it.
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