Hyperion says: "The news of our demise is greatly exaggerated":
http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic_id=39913&forum=14&start=40&viewmode=flat&order=0#751549
LOL!
Maybe that person (Ben Hermans? Not easy to know with Hyperions constant
anonymous posting policy) didn't meant for it to happen, maybe he didn't want it to happen, or maybe he is simply living in denial.
Because those formal public records surely tells a different story! The smoke-and-mirror post obviously had its intended effect though, since a lot of you are dancing and singing the "everything is fine and business as usual" song now because of it...
In any case, Mr Bert Dehandschutter is probably a more relevant source of info at this point than Mr Hermans.
I just got this reply from the curator:
"The company announced to start an opposition procedure according to the Belgian Bankruptcy Act. In that case the Court can take a decision to annul the first Court decision which means it is like no insolvency proceeding has even been pronounced."
This mean that it wasn't Hyperion themselves who voluntarily filed for bankruptcy, but someone else did it for them. Interesting! But bankrupt they are!
Here is Hyperion:
1) Unpaid developers (and perhaps other debts as well)
2) Hyperion hasn't had a viable business going for a long time, since their income is so low
they don't even have no VAT liability anymore since over a year back. A hot dog vendor makes more money!
3) Meaning there can't be any paid employees at all, and nothing else that cost money. "Managing Director" this, "Director Legal" that, fulltime employed developers, etc, etc. Bull%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@! and lies!
4) The Friedens faded out of the picture after OS4.1.2 release (court documents from Amiga Inc <-> Hyperion trials showed us that Hyperion owned them something in the line of two millions if memory serves me right), as did many (all?) others, replaced by "ssolie" who *never* was a real employee (but fancy made up titles), and a couple of other, lesser volunteer workers who came and went during the years that followed. Development stagnated, for two releases the very same "AmigaOS3.1 with UAE integrated" feature was the main selling point. The 4.1.6 version bump release had the *only* feature of including some kind of package manager so that the volunteer free-time coders could push smaller sporadic updates of individual components without the work of having to put together a proper, full release.
5) The former Hyperion founding partner Evert Carton (jorit2 @ AW.net), who probably has more insight than anyone else in Hyperion dealings (at least up to a certain point), seems *very* eager to
clear his name from any responsibility and liability concerning Hyperion (almost afraid of repercussions of Hyperion dealings I'd say):
"I should not be a partner, I'm actually quite sure the legal paperwork for this has been filed and was also published (this is a requirement for it to be effective)
Bummer that the site where the publication is available has the same flaws (among others) as eg USPTO in that you cannot directly link to it)
But you can go here:
http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/tsv/tsvn.htm
That get's you a form, fill in
0466380552 in the first field (Ondernemingsnummer: say "Company Id") , and hit the button "Opzoeking" right above it
You'll see that it found 7 documents. Then hit the button "Lijst" to the right, it will get you a list of publications.
You want the first document in the list. Click the link "Beeld"
You will see a PDF that (translated) reads "Mister Evert Carton has, effective Feb 1 2011, effective immediately, resigned as director from Hyperion Entertainment"
It's this document that I could use, and have used, and being effective at it, to fend of any calls to my liability, no further questions asked, by official and non official organizations, it is in other words sufficient legal proof that I am no longer a partner and no longer liable. It's effective on the date of publication, the date of publication being indicated by the stamp Apr 4 2011."Why does he, who has had full insight in Hyperion dealings, feel the need to "fend off any calls to his liability" from official and non official organizations, one might wonder? Why is he so eager to have sufficient legal proof that he is no longer a partner and no longer liable?
In any case, things are *not* well at Hyperion.
