Hyperion Entertainment: Clarification of Current Situation

[Cyborg]

Brussel, April 12, 2015

Contrary to some news items posted on certain websites, Hyperion Entertainment CVBA is not in a state of bankruptcy. Due to an unfortunate set of cirucmstances, the company was temporally listed as "bankrupt" despite the fact that the conditions for bankruptcy were never met and that in the eyes of the law, the company was never bankrupt.

Development of AmigaOS 4 (which recently culminated in the release of AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition) is and has been ongoing albeit that some resources had to be directed away to support the upcoming hardware of A-EON Technology.

The company is in the process of reorganizing itself by opening up its shareholdership and appointing a new exective director. More details on that will follow when all legal formalities are behind us.

Quite a few AmigaOS 4 supporters have approached us with the question what they can do to help us accelerate development of AmigaOS 4.2.

To that we have a very simple answer: please upgrade all your AmigaOS 4 capable hardware to AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition.

Not only will AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition be used as a base-line for future updates, you will also help us to accelerate AmigaOS 4.2 development!

Those of you who have other concrete ideas, we welcome to contact us.

We appreciate your support and we look forward to meet you at any of the upcoming celebrations of the Amiga's 30th birthday!

[weirdami]

Your post needs this link:

http://hyperion-entertainment.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=160:clarification-of-current-situation&catid=38:corporate&Itemid=18

[magnetic]

"We dont have any money or hope of any real progress software wise, but the good news is we are NOT bankrupt.. we uh.. just have appeared to be for years now"

[agami]

You forgot
"Not enough of you have purchased AmigaOS 4.1 FE yet. Please go buy a copy soon."

[EvilGuy]

Development of AmigaOS 4 (which recently culminated in the release of AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition) is and has been ongoing albeit that some resources had to be directed away to support the upcoming hardware of A-EON Technology.

I don't know, something about the name "Final Edition" sounds pretty, well, final..

[yssing]

@agami, magnetic: really??

[Yasu]

Taken from my mail conversation:

Yes I can confirm.


Bert DEHANDSCHUTTER


-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Johannes Genberg [mailto:xxx@xxx.xx]
Verzonden: vrijdag 3 april 2015 21:49
Aan: Bert Dehandschutter
Onderwerp: Hyperion Entertainment

Hello

This is Johannes Genberg again. I've read that the bankruptsy of Hyperion has been overturned. Can you confirm that the company is no longer bankrupt and that they have return to normal business?

/ Johannes Genberg

[wawrzon]

they have return to normal business?

..what would that be? e-begging?

[eliyahu]

@thread

the trolling on this thread stops now. if you want to criticize, go for it, but argue your points. snippy little jabs are childish and only designed to inflame. any more nonsense in this thread will earn the poster a temporary vacation from the site. this will be the only warning.

-- eliyahu

[weirdami]

That's the first iron fist I've seen on this site. Where'd it come from? It makes me feel strange.

@thread

the trolling on this thread stops now. if you want to criticize, go for it, but argue your points. snippy little jabs are childish and only designed to inflame. any more nonsense in this thread will earn the poster a temporary vacation from the site. this will be the only warning.

-- eliyahu

[Haranguer]

Thanks for clarifying Cyborg. I haven't upgraded to Final Edition yet but will be doing so soon.

I'm longing for 4.2.

[gertsy]

@thread

the trolling on this thread stops now. if you want to criticize, go for it, but argue your points. snippy little jabs are childish and only designed to inflame. any more nonsense in this thread will earn the poster a temporary vacation from the site. this will be the only warning.

-- eliyahu

I wish Hyperion all the very best. I fail to see any trolling in this thread however. Unless it's been removed. Sarcasm and jibes yes. But that is common in forums. This one especially. I think you are overreacting.

Gertsy.

[paul1981]

I wish Hyperion all the very best. I fail to see any trolling in this thread however. Unless it's been removed. Sarcasm and jibes yes. But that is common in forums. This one especially. I think you are overreacting.

Gertsy.

I agree entirely, I just didn't have the danglies to say anything earlier for fear of getting a short ban. If we can't have a laugh and a joke, then it doesn't leave much left does it.

[eliyahu]

I wish Hyperion all the very best. I fail to see any trolling in this thread however. Unless it's been removed. Sarcasm and jibes yes. But that is common in forums. This one especially. I think you are overreacting.

maybe so. i'll keep your concerns in mind. thanks for the feedback.

-- eliyahu

[agami]

@eliyahu

Yes dad.

It's a little hard not to be snippy when Hyperion don't seem to understand the meaning of the word Clarification. And when their response to a fairly constructive question is so laconic that one gets the impression that they must be paying by the word over there.

And what the f#@& is a concrete idea? How do I know I have one? And what have they done since the mediation with Amiga Inc. that will give me any confidence that any "concrete" ideas will actually be considered.

I can tell you right now which ideas Hyperion will not consider be concrete, irrespective of the amount of supporting data:
- Porting of AmigaOS to another ISA
- Opening up the source of AmigaOS
- Sub-licensing AmigaOS to another company

As in ideas that can actually make a difference to the community.