We NEED AmigaOS to go open source

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I think too AOS should go opensource.If there are no companies that can furtherdevelop it in fulltime in acceptable time and do bugfixes in acceptable time, then when there are many peoples that can do it enhance opensource make things faster.

WHen AOS is opensource this save me lots lots work for AFA OS.And i think AFA is enhanced lots lots more in the time.

Because it was hard to make AROS so much compatible that all 68k soft work, i use only when important necessary for new features AROS Code and i use if possible old 68k Code

and when AOS is opensource then nobody can say that AFA is a patch collection, because with AOS source instead of AROS source AFA is a AOS furtherdeveloping

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OS 3.5 and 3.9 are mostly "addons" to 3.1 anyways, alot of the binaries in 3.9 are identical to those in 3.1. OS3.5 CD came with OS3.1 on it, and 3.9 CD has both 3.5 and 3.9 on it. And the 3.1 kickstart doesnt contain much magic either.

yes and btw in general AFA is simular as OS3.5 or OS3.9.All use Kickrom and use for new functions new code that replace the kickrom Code.diffrence is only that OS3.5 and OS3.9 can modify old AOS code to replace kickrom functions and AFA use because AOS is not opensource AROS code and own written code to do new things

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>Basic interpreters? which?

>But we need compilers...

if you want a modern rapid develop Basic, you can use amiblitz.
sure its only 68k, but in AROS with the janus UAE you dont see if 68k or not.

maybe its a little slower as native, but X86 are so powerfull and i always see 68k Software in JIT UAE perform better as java or .net Software.

Amiblitz is also able to do what only in C can do, write a realtime Music studio that is fast enough on X86 at 1 ghz even if you use lots effects

http://www.hd-rec.de/HD-Rec/index.php?site=home

if you think 68k is dead end, 68k as codegenerator is currently used in simular way as LLVM do.

It cost lots work to support all CPU native, LLVM is the way to go.But no AOS have a LLVM layer.only what all AOS system have is a 68k Emu and JIT so Amiblitz use instead of LLVM virtual CPU the good old 68k that all amiga Systems can use.

http://llvm.org/