re: AOS w/o AI

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weirdami wrote:
Status quo. :-)

On schedule and rockin' all over the world? :lol: Hahaha.. i'm as red as they get but I couldn't resist...

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xtergo wrote:
Since KMOS now owns AOS will it be renamed to KAOS ?
/Xter

No.

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tangletown wrote:
I'm not particulary "red" or "blue", but now what makes AOS4 any more Amiga than MorphOS?

Its based on AmigaOS source code, its a licensed Amiga product, its the official successor to OS3.9.

It's developed out of house, by a largely unknown games company that specialise in porting really awful games.

Subjective, and irrelevant. (Edit: Quake 2, Descent Freespace, and Heretic II are really awful? Old, sure, but awful? I don't think so).

Suddenly the whole reason behind spending extra cash on the Amiga Tax for an A1 looks pointless.

What are you blathering about?

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tangletown wrote:
there is a large difference in price if you want to go down the "official" route.

OK. I think the "large difference in price" can also be partially explained by heavy subsidy of the cheaper option. Anyway, I think the price of owning the "offical" solution is going to come down.

But now it's owned by KMOS, it's ties with Amiga look a little strained.

The boards were always subcontracted to Eyetech, the OS to Hyperion. KMOS are an Amiga licensee. It really doesn't change that much.

I'm wondering what effect this will have now to the amount of people that will come back to the OS, when they see that there is still an "Amiga Inc" business but the new software isn't supported by them.

We'll see.

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They do own the AmigaOS, and they bought the rights to use the Amiga name as it applies to AmigaOS. Hmm... well, they're either a licensee, or they own the name Amiga as it applies to AmigaOS outright. Either way, theres your officiality.

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From the press release:

Mr. Hare continues, "I should point out, that except as they relate to the Amiga OS family of products, KMOS did not acquire the Amiga name, intellectual property or its DE line of products. These assets remain the property of Amiga Inc."

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@tangletown

So.......it's not going to be called AmigaOS(?)

It is going to be called AmigaOS. Thats what I was trying to say.


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Its based on AmigaOS source code

Why is that so important?

He asked me why OS4 is more "Amiga" than MorphOS. I didn't say it was important.

What does that mean?

A bunch of guys with a prophensity to lie and spend other peoples money have given it their blessing... What use is that?

See above.

What does oficial actaully mean? or rather, what value does it provide.

See above.

Personally, I just think OS4 is really good. Thats what matters to me ;-).

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bloodline wrote:
That's all that should matter... and if that's your official line I'll support you :-D

Thats my official line. I think its brilliant.