New AmigaOS???

[dammy]

If this new OS is on linux based kernel, then it is just another Linux distro, like the thousand others. It won't have anything to do with AmigaOS, but on the other side, it can bring some developers to it from the Linux community.

You have an amazing opinion for someone who has no clue on what your talking about.  But then again, your just another red troll so I shouldn't be too surprised at your ignorance. To demonstrate this, go proudly state to anyone that is using OS-X that it's just another BSD distro and see if they laugh in your face or not.

Dammy

[dammy]

You are joking, right?

No he isn't, he clearly understands what basing a new OS around a proven and modern kernel can give to the end user and what that will do to demand for OS4. I expect to see a WIP ISO release in January.

Dammy

[dammy]

Hang on, one moment he's clueless, the next he's a calculating Troll? Which one is it?

More I think about it, the more he sounds like a troll as I wade through some posts on AWN.  

Dammy

[dammy]

The main concern I have is if too much GNU (as in Linux/GNU not the GPL) stuff creeps in and it loses some of that amiganess.

That's been a major concern with the core Anubis Devs as well.  I've been pretty impressed by their concerns for long term development so basic decisions (ie xcb vs opengl) are being thought out long and hard.

Dammy

[dammy]

Another red troll? The guy has made a total of two posts here and you're already labeling him? I haven't seen him post anything Amiga OS 4 related, so he could be anything.

Go tell me that after you read drhirudo's post on AWN.  It's been explained multiple times this is not another Linux Distro but he keeps repeating it over and over again.

Dammy

[dammy]

Personally, I can't see it having much effect on OS4 at all. I also don't understand why people have such strong opinions based on a teaser and a few snippets on some discussion forums. I'm planning to check out the WIP when it's finally released, and then I'll be in a position to decide what I think of it.

I'd say that is reasonable and prudent.

Dammy

[dammy]

You are mistaking me with someone else.

Then I withdraw my comment and apologize.

Dammy

[dammy]

My point is there was a settling point, it involved some cash and some concession on AmigaDos ownership on Amiga Inc.'s part. Both concessions were small potatoes if Bill's letter is correct. We've all known Hyperion's terms for years. Agreeing to those terms would have, if Bill is correct, brought AmigaDos to millions of iPhone/iPod clones. It's not a hard business decision, 100% of nothing versus 95% of millions...

But that's why I think it was CECT, the customer was looking for an OS on the cheap, it would have been in hundreds of thousands of devices like the 168, i9 etc, but the return would have been very small...

Problems is for AI, it (content delivery/display system) can (and will be) replaced by Open Source.  Even M$ is starting initial talks about using open source beyond the next IE series.  It's all about content that will make the $.

Dammy