Bill McEwen not appearing at AMIwest

[Jose]

@KennyR

"The irony is, that when when anyone tries step in to try to remind people about how misplaced their trust is, they get called FUD spreaders and trolls. It's as if its some kind of defensive mechanism that acts in leiu of any reason or common sense. "

I don't think the majority of people has the Amiga as their life saviour as you're painting. It's just a platform that they like. If it goes wrong well, shame. What you're calling "defensive" is just the reaction of some exagerated posts, that are not just talking about the apparent situation at AInc., as you know. Generally speaking of course.

[HMetal]

@meershaum

Thanks for doing the right thing.  I appreciate it.

Yep, his address was was the first thing I checked against our database.  There isn't even a match for *nyc.gov in our database.  It's a dead end unless Bill or Fleecy knows but I'll be checking with them, for sure. :-)

[strobe]

I agree with everything Ilwrath said. Amiga Inc. is a cancer and it seems to be hanging around just long enough for the release of AOS4.

Which is kind of ironic when you think about it :-D

[Alkemyst]

I hope Amiga.inc pull through and get their act together to put their wrongs right once they have the funds to do so as then there is no excuse for them to not show more support once Aos4 is out on the AmigaOne.

[ikir]

Zudobug is right. THIS IS AMIGA:ORG not f**k genesi.org!!!!!!!!

 Genesi want to crate a new paltorm? right, don't blame us!!
I'd like pagasos and morphos but GENESI AND most Pegasos supporter are really stupid and ridiculous

iF YOU AREN'T INTERESTED IN Amiga Inc, AmigaONe, AmigaOS4, please don't post useless atack... SHUT UP

[zudobug]

KennyR,

Thanks for the reply, you made many interesting points. This is the sort of constructive criticism I have no qualms with reading. :-)

It's not worth me banging on about things I have already mentioned in my previous post, I think I made my point quite clearly. But I must address this:

I think saying that it is boring or stupid to criticise is just one of the forms of defensiveness I outlined above.

Of course I think you are right, criticism is fine. But I think it is boring and stupid to repeatedly attack. That's the thing I don't understand. Why attack? Are the more vocal people really so personally and emotionally involved? Why can't we keep things civil?

Also, the anti-amiga inc threads I have read contain many personal attacks aimed at and coming from amiga inc supporters/cheerleaders. If such contempt is felt between the Pro and the Anti, why try and help these people? I say let them follow their beloved name and suffer their own fate!

I am not a name follower. I'm simply a fan of the classic miggy keeping up-to-date with Amiga news. And if at some point in the future MorphOS or OS4 seems to be something I might like to own, I'll make the necessary purchases. ;-) At the moment I am playing about with AROS, which seems very cool. :-)

You suggest I (and people who feel like me) stay out of the threads that contain attacks, trolls and flames. On the surface this seems like a wise idea. But what does that leave? There are so few peaceful threads for rational discussion. And I'd miss interesting posts like these.

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oh yeah...

Most of these people wouldn't care if I insulted Microsoft in the same way - my avatar pees on them and I've had no complaints of being a troll yet for that!

...And you'll get no complaints from me.  ;-)
But M$ is a truely evil, dominating multi-national corporation that breaks laws and gets away with it to keep their monopoly. We should unite and bring down these bastards. But if these forums were polluted with messages like this in the same quantity as anti-amiga inc and anti-genesi comments, I think it would get annoying.

[bloodline]

At the moment I am playing about with AROS, which seems very cool. :-)

It is :-)

Remember to keep your snapshot fresh, lots of work has been put into it recently!!

"Just be nice to people" (Being nice is free, just like AROS)  :-D

[redfox]

Bill McEwen not appearing at AMIwest

 Laugh it up Fuzzballs :roll:

[ottomobiehl]

But M$ is a truely evil, dominating multi-national corporation that breaks laws and gets away with it to keep their monopoly. We should unite and bring down these bastards. But if these forums were polluted with messages like this in the same quantity as anti-amiga inc and anti-genesi comments, I think it would get annoying.

I agree.  Fighting against each other is pointless.  It is no wonder that Microsoft does so well.  It is wasted energy and probably scares of potential new users of Amiga related technologies. :-o

Oh, and Kudos to the AROS team.  You guys are doing great work.   ;-)

[DamienMcKenna]

Anyone in Washington who's driving to AmiWest want to pick him up on the way?  Would be an interest car drive if nothing else. ;-)

Damien