@Stevo
So much for customer support
Might I ask what this is supposed to mean? The person is a customer to an Amiga dealer that bought the board from somewhere else, possibly from Eyetech, but certainly NOT from Hyperion.
@humppa
WTF? How can they possibly assume that all A1-owners were registered on Amigaworld.net?
*sighs* We don't. 'Username' refers to the registered username on
www.hyperion-entertainment.biz, not AW.net. That doesn't make sense. It seems that the posting I did wasn't clear on that, but I thought it would be more or less clear.
@krize
And are Hyperion so afraid of somebody sharing it ? If they dont help
out legal users, people will surely get it somewhere else.
Sorry to burst bubbles, but "sharing" in this case means pirating, because whatever you might think, Hyperion hasn't seen any money for this one. "legal" user is someone that bought a license from Hyperion. If you buy a second-hand Mac without an OS, I am quite sure Apple will ask you to pay it again if you want it, instead of "sharing" it.
@redrumloa
WTF is correct, but remember AWN was the "Official AmigaOne support site". My feelings on that subject is well know, I won't get into it again
Your feelings in this matter are irrelevant, as is AmigaWorld.net. You (and a few others) are just jumping to conclusions, and as usual, take every opportunity to get the "other side" a bit dirty. I could tell you what I think about "strategies" like that, but my feelings on that subject is well known, I won't get into it again.
I can only say I am more than happy to not visit any amiga-related site anymore. This thread popped up on our beta list, so I felt compelled to read it and already wish I hadn't.
My WTF feeling has to do with the fact it was claimed the A1 firmware was different than a standard Teron board and had dongle code. OS4 supposedly on runs on genuine A1 boards and not Terons. I wonder if there is a fair use law governing this,
I am starting to get the WTF feeling myself. AmigaOne's with an OS 4 license come with a firmware that enables you to boot OS 4. I don't understand where you see any contradiction to a fair use clause, because plainly, the person in question isn't even a customer of Hyperion, he bought the board second hand, without, as he says himself, a valid license. So what exactly is wrong here? If the board does not come with an OS, that's tough luck, but I do not see where Hyperion even ENTERS this picture - it's a second hand owner (or rather third hand) of a repaired board.
@dandelion
I very much hope a nice CDR turns up in the post for you. It's this type of attitude which makes people say "you know what, i'll spend a month porting it to .... and release the ISO as a torrent file". Doesn't really make me what to give them my cash (when eventually I can).
I am shocked and amazed at the myriads of ways people come up with excuses for piracy. Hyperion has replaced more than one serial number in the past, but plainly, like I already pointed out, this is not the case here, the board came WITHOUT a license. What is so difficult to understand about it?
The fun part is that the whole affair is already about to be cleared up, but of course, that doesn't stop people from making a big fuss about it.
