AmigaOS on PPC Mac - are there any legal objections?

[hbarcellos]

@Piru

When you'll release the special QEMU build that's able to run MorphOS and Amiga OS 4.1?

[hbarcellos]

@Piru (and his friend author of the project)

As far as I know, QEMU is an open source project under the GNU General Public License, what means that any kind of mod on the original source must also be open source.

So, where can I download the modded QEMU version that allows me to run MorphOS and AmigaOS in a window on my desktop?

[hbarcellos]

Ok, you got me. I'm not an expert.
I've only heard in the past about some viral license including open source.

Anyway, what's preventing him to release that? Fear?

[hbarcellos]

Well, probably because if someone release a QEMU version that's capable of running Amiga OS 4 or MorphOS, NO ONE will never ever again spend a penny on something extremely overpriced as a Sam440p board.
PPL would happily buy a brand new Core i7 fully loaded + an Original Amiga OS 4.1 CD and everyone should be happy except the guys who want to earn money out of old hardware...

[hbarcellos]

You have three sets of users:

1) Guys who already bought AOS4
2) Guys who haven't yet bought AOS4 because they don't have where do run it
3) Guys who will never ever buy AOS4 no matter what.

If you release that QEMU or make AOS4 compatible with something cheap (like old Powermacs), you'll for sure increase piracy on group 3. You would most probably find several versions of AOS4 on torrents all around internet, but, those would never buy it anyway.
On the other way, you'll allow the second group, to spend their money in order to both play with AOS4 and also support the developers...

I can't see a loss relation outside the crappy hardware vendors...

*PS* Look!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227126R

It's cheaper than an incomplete Sam440ep combo!!!!  :idea: