If people are so damn concerned about people leaving the scene, then the people that introduce all the red tape should allow for innovative stuff to be produced without limits.
People are going to have to take off their nostalgic glasses and allow for quite a few things to change. This isn't the same world that the Amiga was introduced in. Everything is different. Copyright laws, patents (bogus software ones too), culture, etc, blah blah.
Most people aren't going to hang around in a community that is seen as "retro". I mean to some people it's nice and refreshing but that's just it, it's retro. There is a girl that tells me that she has a Commodore 128 with all the fixings. Sure back then it was nice. I was trying to strike up how nifty it was, she told me something like, "Why would I bother when I have a new computer. I mean he is fast has Duo Core and does wonders".
That's right, not many people see the geek eleetness of retro gaming. Some people are just practical. That's why I have a complete Apple IIgs setup (monitor, mouse, original keyboard, cpu, power space saver, system disks , printer broke) for less then $15 at a thrift store. That's also why I saw the cashier at a Goodwill (another thrift store) give someone an Amiga 500 for free.
