I think it says a lot about what remains of the "Amiga community" that instead of going over the technical aspects of what Cosmos has done you guys spend your time worrying about the moral implications
Yes, you are so right! Moral implications, pfft. Its not the Amiga way..
in what definition is the software being "maintained"?
In the definition that the creators of the software have said they still own it and they don't want unauthorised derivative works out there. Their software, their rules. Don't like it, write your own graphics drivers.
