Which OS Would Be The Best Amiga Way Forward...

[Daedalus]

the only problem I have with OS4.x is that to me personally it seems to be a bit bloated for lack of a better term and wonder if it could ever be re-written to run say on just an 060 based Amiga or even PPC based Amiga without the need for a GFX/RTG card of some kind which would make it more available to a wider user base...

OS4 will run on a PPC classic without a graphics card - but it won't be fun. And whatever about PPC being dead-end, the 68060 is so much more dead-end it's not even funny!

You can't have it both ways - if you don't want the new features (or bloat if you prefer) of OS4 then stick with OS3. Nothing wrong with that. Is there really a need for OS4 on an 060/AGA machine? I just don't see the point, even if it was feasible...

[Daedalus]

I have to agree with what some of HotRod is saying there... There are some users on both "sides" who tend to make a lot of noise and sling thinly-veiled insults, and a majority who just use their choice of platform and are happy with that. Neither side can claim the moral high ground there. And to be honest, it's really quite tiring at this stage, even though it's calmed down a lot.