MorphOS has been killed from a grassy knoll

[Karlos]

Im sure thats what many people on the other side of the fence think of BBRV too :-/

What would happen if the MOS developers got together with the AROS team? Is that a possibility?

[Karlos]

You don't always need the codebase, just the knowledge and the time and effort to reproduce the stuff you cant directly use (not talking reverse engineering or anything dodgy, just creating compatible API's).

My actual thought was rewriting the "bits you cant use cause genesi owns them" around AROS and using that to create some sort of OpenMOS....?

[Karlos]

KennyR wrote:
It'll never be healed.

never say never :-)

Repeat after me: The glass is half full...

...of your favourite beverage :-)


If the users are prepared to perpetuate the antipathy of the people behind the platform(s), they fully deserve the same fate. However, if they are prepared to put aside their differences, there is no reason things can't be worked on for the better.

The community was divided originally by a few people with very large egos, but there is no reasons that in the absence of their influence that the users should continue along the same vein.

[Karlos]

I can't help thinking the bitterness on both sides is pretty sad really :-(

I make no secret of the fact that I'm happy with OS4, but I don't own an A1* nor a Pegasos. As far as I can tell, MorphOS is a reasonably seasoned product and it would be a shame to see it dissapear. For all the antagonism, I think both OS's benefitted from each others existance in that each side is determined not to be out done by the other. MorphOS has achieved a remarkable level of backwards compatibility that OS4 is yet to match, but I don't doubt that it will do at some point.

The problem is that the bitterness has led to a situation in where a lot of users can't even begin to appreciate that the "rival" system has anything to offer them and are too prejudiced to even entertain the notion.

At the end of the day, it looks like it is Genesi doing the dirty on MorphOS development here; there's litte point in dredging up the red camp/blue camp thing - you have more immediate problems to address.

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*Although I have had loan of an A1 XE for a while. The DMA issue (as far as hard disk goes, that is) that is always brought was not in evidence there. This seems to be a bit of legacy FUD :-D

[Karlos]

@Kenny

If it were the case that all MOS development ceased, OS4 matured to the level of compatibility (perhaps including a MOS kernel wrapper type thingy for compatibility even with MOS native stuff) *and* a liscenced OS4 port became available for the pegasos (OK, these are big ifs, but for sake of argument), would you consider getting it?

I guess what I mean is, in the absence of an amiga-like alternative (no offence to the AROS folks there), what would not supporting it achieve for the existing community?

[Karlos]

Easy now, fellers. It's a feckin computer system, not your respective missus' your'e getting upset over.

[Karlos]

@KennyR

Of course that's up to you, although I cant help thinking you have some strange issues there. I think the linux fanbase are a bunch of weirdos (thats the better end too), but it doesn't stop me tinkering with linux.

I don't give a monkeys for Genesi or Amiga Inc, but I don't prejudice MOS or OS4 based on who set them in motion or their existing supporters.

In general, we need more fellers like Wilse I reckon :-)

[Karlos]

Edited by Argo: Off-Topic

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Damn, even I can't remember what I wrote now :lol: