@olegil&@seehund
olegil, the only reason I can see that you just say 'it's too much text for a Friday' is you just don't have a better response. Seehund's talk of the discontinued SE product, was just part of his larger discussion of the licensing program.
His letter was a very detailed, very appropriate response the earlier person who took a potshot at him for his petition efforts.
I have to say, it is so overwhelmingly obvious that the 'quality assurance' reasoning that was publicly given by Amiga, Inc. as a defense for the licensing program, is very clearly wrong. All the licensee's, all 1 of them, got their licenses before products were ever tested on OS 4 (which has not yet every booted on these products)...and many of the licensed products never made it to market or were yanked unexpectedly....they were never tested for quality by Amiga, Inc.
I didn't sign Seehund's petition. The reason was simple, Amiga, Inc. should have the right to have a licensing program. The reason for this licensing program is to generate money for Amiga, Inc.
Unfortunately, Amiga, Inc. forgot that its OK to just tell the truth, and in the long run, thats the best policy. This particular lie, (just one of many)....hasn't done anything but hurt them. Their fans would have approved of a purely income driven licensing scheme...but some of their fans, now former fans, got tired of all the misdirection and lies.
BTW, when Apple's Steve Jobs pulled the Apple clone licenses the reason was 'It doesn't generate enough REVENUE'
He made up no bull@##$# reason about it being for quality assurance.
I point this out, because the hero worshipper's who are worshipping business FAILURES (I won't say the name for fear of 'trolling')....should actually take a look at business SUCCESSES for once.
They are not 'pragmatists' who will do 'anything' to survive. They conduct themselves with honor.
I sincerly hope that our business leaders Bill McEwen and Bill Buck realize (someday) that some very successful business folks, like Steve Jobs and yes, even Bill Gates, are not pragmatists who will do anything for a dollar. No, they are very tough people, and with very clear visions, BUT they have LIMITS. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates both will honor a contract. They both can enforce a EULA with a clear conscious knowing they do their best to respect the EULA's of other companies.
I know for a fact, with direct knowledge that some of our business leaders will violate a EULA in a heartbeat at the same time they will attempt to enforce their own IP rights...its called hypocrisy, and its really not necessary, even if they believe it is...and the worst crime of all....it's not even going to make them a business success, ...worse, it will ensure they fail.
