What?
I'm sorry, I don't know what you're thinking. I don't mind Hyperions demise, nor do I work for them, nor do I have a contract with them, nor have I received anything from them, nothing. I mind the demise of AmigaOs. There was a window of opportunity that would have allowed an ongoing development of the Os. Unfortuantely, it does not work without Hyperion. No, I do not like this either. If you see any other chance how to work on AmigaOs - let me know.
Also, then if there is a window of opportunity make it work. Contact Hyperion and convince them of this opportunity with this new FPGA hardware being released. Even if Vampire did not succeed (seems very unlikely), there's FPGA Arcade and others and these products will only get better and faster. Come up with a deal where you (and/or others) can work to update AmigaOS 3.x and release a new version. If you believe there is a market, and I do too, then make it work.
Perhaps there is a deal to be made where you are compensated based on the # of units sold, which gives you incentive to produce a worthwhile update. If you can then keep Hyperion out of the food chain. Perhaps they money goes through a vendor (Cloanto, AmigaKit) and a portion of the sales go to you and the other portion is paid to Hyperion, otherwise you may be waiting forever for a check from Hyperion. People would also feel better about giving money that goes to you vs. money that goes to the abyss that is Hyperion.
Don't complain because some people on the forum would prefer AROS - it's only because they have no confidence today in Hyperion and AmigaOS 3.x development!
You are right, there is a window of opportunity between now and when AROS is developed to the point where it is a reasonable replacement for AmigaOS 3.x. Without development work on AmigaOS 3.x AROS 68K will likely get lots of attention since this FPGA hardware is gaining so much traction.
Seize the opportunity! If Hyperion will only deal on ridiculous terms you'll get your answer - AmigaOS 3.x is dead while in their hands, and not because of the users but because of them.
