fleecy Q&A week 9

[SlimJim]

Direct link to Q&A session
 
Some rather interesting things this week, concerning how
the coupons/vouchers will be handled once AOS4 is out.
Also some general things and some interesting
comments/admits as to  why the AmigaDE didn't take off
as planned back in the day of them announcing it.
 
Furthermore, future AOS hardware compatability issues is
touched upon (without much detail though) and it's hinted
about a possible integration of Samba into AOS4 (albeit it
doesn't seem to be considered an optimal solution).
 
... and more.
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SlimJim

[SlimJim]

@Editor
 
Well Wayne didn't want this as "news" and he rules supreme.
(I assume you posted it as a news item)
No matter what one might think of that general imposed
limitation as to what is news or not, one has to respect his
ruling - it's his site after all.
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SlimJim

[SlimJim]

redrumloa wrote:

Well Wayne didn't want this as "news" and he rules supreme.

Yup, and so far we havnt even moved this to 'Talk About' which would be the appropriate forum because I know it would ruffle some feathers. :-P
 
Fleecy? AmigaOS Development?  :roflmao:

 
Honestly, it should go into the "Ainc/partner" category, but
since that has been removed and there is no
"Announcments/updates/official statements" category
(which is normally OK, since that would usually go as
"News"... but as mentioned, we are not allowed to post this
as News ...!), AOS development comes closer. "Talk
About" is (as far as I understand it) for general chit-chat and
these days mostly for non-Amiga issus. No matter what
you think of the Q&A, you cannot begin to claim they are
not "Amiga related" at least ...
 
Since you have chosen to ban "repeating news items" in the
News section, perhaps you should provide such a category
(for all kinds of official but non news-worthy announcments)
in the forums instead? That's where Wayne said he wanted
this information after all. Why not categorize it properly
too?
 
(... or alternatively let people decide for themselves what
Amiga-related tidbits they think are "news" or not. But that's
just me.)
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SlimJim

[SlimJim]

We don't want press releases being reported as news, because we'd rather have only verified facts to be reported as news ...

 
That was a very poor motivation, in light of old and present
news postings. But I see you overall point ... I think. Just please stop using  
pluralis majestatis when you state your personal opinion.
There is no "we" wanting things, only "you" when you state
a personal opinion.
 
I rather accept the "no regularily repeated news item"
criterion. Fair enough. If it's not "News" it isn't. As Kronos
listed, it belongs in the forums according to this. But some
sort of category to handle these "announcments/official
statements that are not newsworthy" would still be the
best solution in my very humble opinion.
 
@redrumloa
 
I know you were jesting. But your post raised an
interesting point.
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SlimJim