AmigaOS 3.9 Boing Bag #3

[tomazkid]

We're talking about OSNews not amigaworld. I don't see how amigaworld moderators can call the shots about what is covered at an unaffiliated site. If amigaworld - or amiga-news.com for that matter - want their users to be left in the dark about new Amiga releases, and using obsolete software with known bugs in it for which fixes are available, that's up to them I guess.

Imho every site decides for themselves.



Regarding aw.net not publishing the news item, it is due to doubts of the legality, I did email around, and got some clear answers from one of the license/copyright/owners saying BB3 is not legal, you can PM me on aw.net, and I can give a bit more details.

[tomazkid]

comparing the Moana files with BB3, is unfair.

I didn't have the time to reply to tomazkid at aw.net but once for all ... the Moana files were STOLEN along the laptop that stored them. This is ALL another matter.

well, ianal but this is how the EU laws look at this.

You have the right to modify files and programs for your own use, but you don't have the right to distribute the modified files. (unless the license says otherwise.)

So let's say I modify my own OS4 cd to run on a Macmini,  legal as long as I don't distribute it.
That was where the Moana comparison comes in.

What Piru has written in this thread is worth a reading as well.
No fun to read, but that is how the laws look like at the moment, laws written for analog technology does not work too well with the digital world, but as long the laws are not changed, this is what the situation looks like.

[tomazkid]

So will amigaworld.net also block any discussion on OS3.9 and remove links to anyone selling OS3.9 that comes with pirated AmiTCP (aka Genesis)?

Btw... would it make sense to have some sort of bugtracker/improvement wishes for Classic 68k AmigaOS? I have a few wishes myself, but no idea where to address them.

One quite recent example is ForceNewLook that I had to dig out from some old MagicMenu-1.x archive, it enforces newlook menus (black on white) in for example console.device. First of all it would be nice if console.device could finally at last switch to newlook menus as default itself, and secondly it would be nice with romable ForceNewLook.

No, general discussion of BB3 is still allowed, direct links are not.
Regarding OS 3.9 cd, well, we deal with that if necessary, until then it will pass.
Is the Genesis that comes with OS 3.9 really pirated btw?
links please, I am not too familiar with that myself.

You need to bear in mind that aw.net server is located in France, and we need to respect the French laws in particular, and EU laws in general, not an easy task always, but we need to do it.

[tomazkid]

Sure, http://www.amigau.com/aig/amigaos39.html under "critisism".



From my understanding and experience, the French has a very pragmatic attitude towards laws, also historically, so this statement is sort of funny. No offence

Thanks for the link. :-)

No offence taken, this might illustrate our view perhaps :-D

http://i.imgur.com/XJthe.jpg

We just don't want any Hadopi effect on our server. ;-)