Let me help fix this C=USA disaster...but you must help me too!

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Right I've had enough. C=USA are clearly just scammers raping the Amiga brand sticking logos on Wintel computers in a case that has sweet FA to do with Amiga case designs so help me do what they should have done!

1. I plan to have A1200 and other cases replicated too (600 1000 or 3000 also, you choose) and a bespoke "Amiga" keyboard later on.

2. I want to fit them with 100% AROS compatible x86 hardware. I want to configure them to have AROS BIOS too.

3. I want to configure them out of the box to run dual boot AROS + Windows XP & Amiga emulator (£20 Amiga Forever OCS & AGA)

4. Nostalgic homage box + poly inserts + spiral bound user manuals

5. 9 pin joystick port interface built into the case (because USB Competition Pro is terrible!)

If you are interested please voice your support in my thread now. If enough people are interested I can start this project rolling with contacts in the industry I have.

I am sorry it is x86 not PPC but I cannot finance OS4 compatible PPC motherboard development. But if you want an x86 system like this please show support. A few members talked about donations to help (100% of your donations would be subtracted from purchase price of course).

How are you going to be supporting AROS?

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By increasing the user base! Why the perception that if you put out a free OS you can expect everyone that uses it to support it in other ways too? (even if it would be nice that they did). I would be more concerned that Digiman could be considered an OEM making a computer with an "Amiga-like OS" myself, that could be an issue.

AROS has enough OEM's that actually support the development of AROS not just milking it.   If we're going to hold one company to this standard we should hold everyone to it.

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I agree. It depends on how the license is worded as to whether or not they are required to however. I'm sure you are more aware of the wording of that license than I am. I've not read which restrictions are placed upon OEMs with the AROS license. If it says that OEMs must support AROS in order to distribute it, well, that's what it says and then that's what must be. My question was:

Why the perception that if you put out a free OS you can expect everyone that uses it to support it in other ways too?

Perhaps I should have said:

Are OEM distributors of AROS OS based systems required to support AROS in ways other than just increasing the user base?

...that's what I was trying to find out. My bad for not thinking through my question before typing it.

To be perfectly honest AROS has license issues.   A few things need to be replaced in order for it to be used commercially.