Amiga OS Licensing?

[DerekG]

What is the license on Amiga OS 3.1? Can I use my one set of floppies and install on any machine that has 3.1 ROMs, or do you have to have one set of disks for each machine? In the Windows world, it is one license per machine and you usually have to buy additional licenses for each new machine you install on, even if you only have one set of media. How does this work in AmigaLand?

Thanks. Another newb question I know. :-?

[DerekG]

I didn't really think it was an issue, since Amiga, and certainly Commodore, are out of business. I just want to make sure I am in compliance and I didn't see anything in the manuals that came with the upgrade kit concerning licenses.

In General with Amiga software, what is the licensing standard? Or does that even matter anymore? Considering many of those companies are also out of business...

The main reason I ask, is one of the local Freecycle Mods tagged my subject line with *EULA* when I offered to free garage space for folks that have unused Amiga stuff.  :-D  :evilgrin:

[DerekG]

Instead of starting a new topic, I am just going to ask here, as it is related. If I remember correctly, when OS 3.5 came out, there were no new ROMS released...you just simply upgraded your 3.1 software on your machine with 3.1 ROMs, or you bought 3.1 ROMS and also bought OS 3.5. Is this correct?

I pretty much left the Amiga scene before OS 3.9 was finalized, or right as it was being released. I don't remember which. My understanding at that time was that it too only required 3.1 ROMs, and no new ROMS were made. Is that correct also, or did that get changed?

At this time I do not have a system that will support OS 4.0 Classic, as my A1200 is stock to my knowledge and I have no idea if it even works, nor the battery condition on the mobo.  Once I find it, I will have to check it out. So back to the original question...if I were to upgrade the ROMs on the 1200, assuming they are still in 2.x, could I purchase ROMs and use my 3.1 disks from my A2000 machine legally? It appears to me by looking at the various dealer sites that ROMs and OSs are sold separately, rather than together. This would indicate that my understanding was correct that the license comes with the ROMs. Is this correct?

Now for the slightly unrelated bit. Would it be beneficial, or wise, to upgrade my A2000 with VT2000 and BCD 2000A, and soon TBC-IV, to OS 3.5 or even 3.9? I believe I have an 030 with 12 Megs RAM...not sure of CPU speed or chip RAM. Been too long to remember for sure. Or, would I cause more harm than good upgrading from 3.1 to 3.5+?

Thanks.