Still, that isn't to say that the wishlist for OS4.2 won't be fulfilled.
Just that it might take a really long time to get there.
I hope OS4 is around for a long time. The competition will just improve all NG OS'.
Don't underestimate just how big the changes are that are specced for OS 4.2... I'd rather wait longer until it's ready than have a release that's a step backwards. It's not as though we're not getting regular updates through AmiUpdate in the meantime.
You're quite right about OS4 and MOS and AROS helping each other (just look at the JIT UAE, Odyssey etc.) - I think the competition
and the co-operation will improve them all. Losing any one of the OSes would be a loss for
all the OSes.