i don't understand you. it sounds in your post like you are taking a dig at me because i posted something you didn't agree with. if that is true DON'T POST someone will always have differing opinions. if this is not true then i apologize for reading too much into that post.
you seem to think 3.1 was not finished. tell me what is not complete. 3.1 IS 2.04/2.1 with additional features that are supported today whereas 2.x is not supported by progs using these features (such as datatypes.)
now if you want to believe that 2.X is better go ahead i won't stop you. i was giving the opinion most users have concerning these two os versions. 3.5 and 3.9 are the stopgap versions of amiga os which was 3.1 with bundled 3rd party software.