Personally I don't think the 'name' or the old
3.1 sourcecode have much relevance these days
to anybody outside of the community, which has
to be the eventual target in order for any of
the commercial OS's to survive. I know hardly
anybody who 'remembers the amiga' anymore, let
alone would buy one based on "the name".
Even in its prime years, the amiga was only
popular among gamers/geeks and editors, it
was never a 'mainstream' platform. I think
a company with a fresh outlook (and "name")
probably stands a better chance in today's
market than the resurface of an antiquated
retro - brand. Recent history has shown that
most things "retro" remain passing fads (like
the 6 month return of the 'bell - bottom')...
however 'now" I think the amiga needs a modern
image in order to win the type of support
necessary to build a solid foundation 'outside'
of the community.
:edit:
As far as Aros, it's open source, has a solid
development team who seem to be kicking *ss at
the moment...it's looking pretty good.
