Interview with Ben Hermans revealing current status of AOS4

[teo]

I just read the beta OS4 copy thread a second ago, and from what i see i can assume this.

Apparently Downix, is the FUD master...

According to the few leaks about AOS4...
it's not even in Alpha testing yet, as the complete package has yet to be assembled. Some 68k-based components intended for AOS4 are being beta-tested, but they'll have to be re-tested again once the package is assembled.

Sad really.

hehe, perhaps you should have done a little actual research before letting the foul s#!t fall from your mouth. hehehe, i laugh at thee.

I also see that they are quite confident that it has an impending release...

The best bit from the interview however

If Amiga goes bankrupt, our license is commuted to an exclusive license to develop AmigaOS further, for any platform, not just PPC

Almost makes me want amiga inc to go bust, then we may have the possibility to move the platform to already widely spread hardware (eg: x86/64bit hammer etc etc) and increasing the possible audience hugely. IMO it will never be widely accepted by the wider/public community while its stuck on expensive obsolete hardware.

[teo]

@senex, Unless you have no ability to derive meanings from what people say (as is indended when it is said/written), downix was clearly implying that OS4 is no where near completion, i quote "it's not even in Alpha testing yet" which it seems is completely wrong, do you dispute this??? i didnt think so, and then calling the situation "sad" Do you dispute this??? i didnt think so. Therefor he is spreading doubt! Do you dispute this??? i didnt think so. So once again, i hereby dub downix "fud-master".  btw, for my own interest, please tell me what involvement downix has with other operating systems that are not AmigaOS...

@darth_x, you respond with "FUD?" to my post regarding the possibility of the os heading to x86 hardware??? Im honestly not sure what you mean by this,  it is more than clear that the paragraph in question was based directly on a quote from Ben within the interview, and is clearly written as my own opinion (my own hope actually) and i have in no way indicated that there is any evidence that this *will* happen. Before i jump to any conclusions, where you refering to my opinion as being FUD?

You also wrote, "By the way, cute avatar. Do the empty boing balls signify anything?" hehe, Well spotted indeed, i only created it last night for my site www.amigamonkey.com but realised today that i should have made the balls solid semi-spheres, for asthetic reasons really, but yes, we still have nothing, so everyones boing balls are still empty.

[teo]

@seehund

What do you mean? The interview once again confirmed what e.g. Downix, the Friedens and Hermans have said before, perhaps minus the 68k part in that specific thread which wasn't addressed at all.

See my above post. There is still NO doubt in my mind that downix was attempting to portray doubt about the OS. You can continue pull it apart and pick at the details as you like to try and prove him right for one point in the post, but it still leaves the "not in alpha" and "sad" etc comments unaccounted for, you know, the comments that set the tone for the post. And you simply cant deny the disposition of the post if firmly against hyperion, and that appears that downix's intention was to portray hyperions monumental effort as pathetic. You yourself said FUD is a marketing technique (unless i misunderstood the meaning of your comment) So, does downix have any marketing interest in demeaning hyperions AmigaOS?

Regarding the opposing info on "we've only got a license to do a PPC port" v's "develop AmigaOS further, for any platform, not just PPC". Im pretty sure your right on this, although i cant recall where i read the original info from. All *i* can guess is that they infact do have a license only to do PPC, *unless* ainc go bust. However I cant see them (hyperion) addressing this point soon, as i would imagine that it may still be a touchy subject in the community (from the old "which cpu is better" wars).

Anyone here object to a-os on x86/64bit hammer etc?

ps, my updated avatar now has solid balls :-)

[teo]

@-D-

Hyperion rocks; it's A-Inc that rubs me the
wrong way at times.

With ya 100%

[teo]

@Agafaster

very nice. but I think they actually looked better hollow ! did you do them by hand ?
if so its a sterling effort !

unfortunately, no, i didnt use my hands to play with my sterling balls... Used a pc with lightwave & composited in photoshop

Im debating making them hollow again, with a few mods, mabye different color squares internally, grey? Being the logo from amigamonkey.com, i should make them brass, ie, brass monkey balls... does anyone have a feezer? i may have an experiment to try ;-)

[teo]

@#Mountain_Myst

I think your avatar looks real good.

As a matter of a fact, that's what is was thinking earlier when nobody was talking about it.

much appreciated... btw, its supposed to form the letter "M" (as is amiga *M*onkey) did anyone notice, or do do you think i need to tweak it more?