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| Posted by Steve Crietzman on 22-Feb-2000 23:00 GMT | To be fair, Phoenix are providing a valuable service to the Amiga community by providing us with additional choices. For that, we should all be grateful. Choice is good. But, that said, I have to agree, the Phoenix/QNX route in the eyes of a great number of people is not "an Amiga solution" per se, but an "inspired by Amiga" strategy. The same applies to the Amiga/Tao route; it is fundamentally an ambitious, "inspired by Amiga" strategy.
Both are exciting projects with great potential, and the fact they are listening closely to the Amiga community in order to adapt their OSs to the needs of the community should be seen as A Good Thing, welcomed, appreciated and encouraged.
At the same time, there is GREAT demand for an AmigaOS-based option, as seems clear from the rejection by many of the Tao/QNX route. My experience has been that people DO want something new and exciting, but they want AmigaOS to be at it's core. The Open Amiga Foundation was established initially - when we were known as COSA or before that the 'Save the Amiga campaign' - to develop and deliver such a solution - and we are working on a strategy that fits along those lines - ambitious, but with an AmigaOS core, and doing the best given the resources that we have. We listen *extremely* closely to our members and take regular opinion polls to gather feedback, and adapt our plans accordingly.
The community clearly need something more than just an upgrade to the existing OS -- something a little more ambitious, with the potential to grow the Amiga market -- but many people feel that QNX or Tao (or Linux) just "ain't it".
I have privately expressed this opinion, which I believe is representative of a great number of Amiga users out there, to Fleecy Moss and Bill McEwen in numerous emails.
It remains my belief, and fear, that if a sufficient ambitious strategy for AmigaOS is not developed, there is the potential for a pronounced, severe backlash at some point in the future, from the elements within the Amiga community that will - whether correctly or not is irrelevant - feel betrayed by the choice of a new OS kernel and the long-term phasing out of the existing one. Just look at what happened to Tom Schmidt, examine the reasons for his unpopularity, and we can see why. People finally realised that why was being developed wasn't an Amiga, except perhaps in philosophy.
We need an option for those who feel that AmigaOS is "the key." This doesn't mean that Phoenix or QNX cannot pursue their strategies, indeed I hope that they will - and succeed - and I feel they have the potential to do extremely well - but we need to consider ALL points of view to ensure that ALL suggestions, ideas, feedback and all elements and points of view within the community are properly addressed, and that there are reasonable solutions for ALL elements within the Amiga community.
Best Regards,
Steve Crietzman
Open Amiga Foundation
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