Midgets Go to War: Genesi sues Amiga Inc.

[Billsey]

Poster: Frodon Date: 2003/2/4 12:07:02

Indeed you are wrong. There was never any illegal code.

If indeed this is the case, can you provide evidence as to the slander/libel suit filed against Amiga, Inc./Hyperion for having publically made false statements damaging to the reputation and business of the MorphOS team? In this case, they have not filed suit for such, but for breach of contract, which is entirely different.

[Billsey]

@Frodon, AmiGR

Look, it's already been posted---and acknowledged---that MorphOS required AmigaOS binaries to run. That means that they used Amiga source code. They might not have compiled it, but because they used the compiled product of that source code, they used  the source code. Everytime someone purchases a computer software product, they do so according to a particular license. If their use of that product violates the license held, they are using that product illegally. Whether source or compiled product is really immaterial. The use is still illegal.

The MorphOS team has been openly accused of illegal use of an Amiga product. So far as we know there has been no slander or libel suit forthcoming, but there has been an admission that the need for such product has been removed.