Now maybe you can explain just why Hyperion would give away that which they have fought for years in court to obtain? Or are you going to say the court decision isn't legitimate?
I agree.
I dont think open source would benefit us right now.
Also look how many different distros the linux world have. For other than the geeks this is very confusing and keeps many average users from using the platform.
Today we already have split up the amiga in three different directions, AmigaOS4, MorphOS, Aros. 4 if you count classic amiga/uae. If it was open source I think there would be even more splitted over time, with several different versions drifting apart in compatibility.
And the timing for the open source discussion is not the best. Many people have finally got their hopes up for new usable hardware, and the OS is getting developed as we speak.
If there was no hyperion working on the AmigaOS, and no new hardware to look forward to, I would support the open source idea, but not as things are right now.
