[Vampire] OS3.x VS AROS

[OlafS3]

In principle I understand Thomas's reservations, but;

Given the size of the community and the holders of the OS
Given the speed og development, or the lack thereof
Given rather little communication (or slow)
.. etc

Open source starts to look quite enticing.

Again, I agree with Thomas in principle, but OS 3.x doesnt have 10 fulltime developers working on it.

there are only two developers (if I count it right) who have both access and interest in 3.X (including signed NDA with Hyperion) and Thomas Richter is one of them. And then he is praising it as the only way to go and opensource if no alternative. To me it sounds like a mixture of personal and economic interests. Perhaps I am wrong there but Thomas is very negative regarding Aros.

[OlafS3]

Are there any known details about this deal? It explains the statement about open-source and closed-source development which basically comes down to the old argument that a wise dictator is better than a democracy.

Which deal do you mean? There is none.

As I understand it Thomas Richter proposes that 3.X is licensed from Hyperion and P96 from the owner. Then developer have to adapt both to Vampire, of course getting a "meal" or similar for it. You only get access to 3.X sourcecodes after signing a agreement with Hyperion that you will not contribute to any competing OS, ruling out any MorphOS or Aros devs here and narrowing it to few developers, in fact besides him I only remember one other that seemed to be interested in 3.X and has access. That all looks like a receipt to high costs and high risks because in fact you do not really control the situation.