Free AmigaOS for all

[welck]

Hi guys,
First time posting here but it's a post I also placed on the AmigaOS site. No reason not being well informed :-D I've been thinking; is there any incentive to make older Amiga OS's (like OS 3.5 and before)  freely available for download? Preferably for any platform? :inquisitive:

I can't see any problems for the industry; the AmigaOS would spread freely among users and software companies can still sell their Amiga programs.

What if we and/or Amiga companies alike could buy the rights from KMOS inc, have it compiled for all the platforms and have it freely distributed. Beacuse I can't see Amiga OS being commercially exploited (competing with Windblows) but definitly the great programs that it runs!

It wouldn't have the problems of an open source because the source would be in hands of a consortium of companies or users which could have agreements about standards and common development. Wouldn't that be sweet?

I wouldn't even see the problem in running native PC and Apple software too! Doom3 or connecting an IPod on your Amiga!

Anyone up for an incentive like this? Or is this only a daydream?  

[welck]

AROS looked very interesting but those poor guys are still a bit understaffed :roll: So actually making the Kickstart ROM freely available (and perhaps open sourced) could solve these issues?

[welck]

Yes that sounds pretty sweet but still; wouldn't it be oke to release the old versions for free on the internet then (for everyone to play with or something)? And how about the problems commercially competing with the other operating systems? :sealed:

[welck]

Seems like I started up something

Maybe I should start annoying hyperion about those old versions of AmigaOS. It is a nice dream isn't it?  :-D