AmigaWorld.de OS3.X patches gone! - Thanks Hyperion!

[gregthecanuck]

@olsen/Thomas Richter

As usual thanks for your insights into the 3.x internals.

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@olsen

PPC interpreter for 68K?    

[gregthecanuck]

for what? petunia?

It was a joke my friend - sure call it patricia - PPC interpreter. I was insinuating that 68K could run 'old' PPC code in backwards compatibility mode.   PPC = Zombie/undead platform,    68K = Rising from the dead

A bad attempt at humour/trolling, keeping in spirit of this thread.

Olsen and his door #3 tease is nice to see. Maybe some progress happening in the background.

[gregthecanuck]

Back to that, what IS the third option?

In my mind open-sourcing OS3 and controlling it in a similar manner as Linux. There simply isn't enough money in OS3 to pay for multiple full-time developers. However there is likely a way to cover the expenses of one "gatekeeper" that reviews/accepts changes to the main tree of an official supported distribution. This opens the door to multiple contributors and sponsored/bounty updates.

This could be funded by simply charging royalties for retail/bundled distribution.

Hey it could work if there are enough calm heads prevailing.

I would also suggest this should be a model for OS4 going forward but that will likely open a COSTCO-sized can of worms.  

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@gregthecanuck

That's not your call to make is it. If the Apollo Team want a better experience for THEIR hardware customers they should approach Hyperion and get a bundled distro to sell WITH the Vampire. If they're not bothered individual customers should NOT resort to piracy, should buy copies of OS3.9 from Vesalia or wherever.

Hey BozzerBigD -

My suggestions for how to handle OS3.x going forward are meant to solve a general supply issue overall, not just for Vampire users.

For example, I have an Amiga 3000 that I am rebuilding and want to do a re-install. Also have an A2000, a couple of 4000s, etc... To get the latest OS3.x installed is a huge pain in the ass. I have to buy/download/patch various pieces from all over the freaking WORLD.

I would like to get able to buy an updated distribution (ideally with updated ROMs) that I could install onto these machines. This would include all the fixes that have previously been patched in, such as scsi.device updates for large drives/partitions, layers library updates and the loads of other updates and patches that have been added on as boing bags and other crap. Way too much pain.

In addition, a supported and updated distribution would then open the door for supporting NEW hardware coming out, both for Vampire users, Jen's new A1200 reloaded system, and whatever other new hardware comes out in the future.

And FYI the Vampire team DID try to work with Hyperion but got a pretty cool reception. However as more and more Vampires go out the door I think Hyperion may be taking a second look... who knows...

Cheers!