| [News] Explanations from Fleecy, part 3 | ANN.lu |
| Posted on 01-Apr-2001 13:11 GMT by Christian Kemp | 63 comments
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Fleecy writes: AmigaOS4.0 will be launched in the summer, with 4.2 and 4.5 coming out at six month intervals. OS5 will be late next year.
He adds:
People have buried the Amiga more times than squirrels bury acorns, and you know what, it keeps on growing back. Beware the naysayers, for they have their own agendas.
In reply to a quote which says Ralph Schimdt (MorphOS) says there Amiga Inc has a lot of illusions...BPlan won`t run AmigaOS4...it will run MorphOS, he answers:
Amiga Inc has an agreement with bPlan to build an AmigaOne. AmigaOne computers run Amiga Inc software. Whatever else is run on it is nothing to do with us, unless it infringes our copyrights or
IP.
Finally, he says:
I have spent hours a day trying to bring all the Amiga developers together but it seems there is just too much hatred. In the end there can only be one AmigaOS, and one Amiga Inc company moving it forwards. Amiga has retaken control, is working directly with many contractors and looks forwards to all working with us to make a better Amiga in the future..
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| Posted by Darrin on 01-Apr-2001 22:00 GMT | In reply to Comment 50 (Ralph Schmidt):
Dear Ralph,
That is a truly commendable attitude and I applaud you for that. However, as my time in the military taught me, people don't always want the truth and just want to be warm and cozy. Look at politics in general - we would all be horrified (no matter what county you live in) if you understood just a small fraction of the "underhanded" tactics our governments perform "in our best interests" - and they really are in our best interests, but are normally so dirty that we'd lose sleep at night if we knew they went on.
Amiga Inc are this community's "elected government". We didn't all vote for them, but then George Bush is the US President and the majority of Americans didn't vote for him either! We are in a time of national crisis - our backs are against the wall, forces of darkness prepare to swallow us up and cracks have appeared in our limited defenses that threaten the existence of all of us. Think back to the Battle of Britain when the Commonwealth stood alone against the overwhelming Nazi (insert Micro$haft) war machine (No "you're anti-German" flaming here please - I lived in Germany for 6 and a half years and I regard it and it's people as my second home). The time is to put all differences behind us and united behind our government in order to remain strong and win the war.
OK, this has been a colourful letter, but I hope everyone can read into what I'm trying to say. Right and wrong have a major overlap, which can form a massive "gray" area. Tactics in warfare might be all-wrong and defy logic, but they can be made to work with the right leadership, a firm hand and a sense of direction. I can't comment personally on Amiga Inc's leadership, but they are attempting the "firm hand" and they have given us the direction. Whether this turns out to be the Charge of the Light Brigade or Desert Storm is down to us. United we stand, divided we fall. And as Italy proved many times during WW2, it's never too late to switch sides (no offense to Italians either - I loved Venice).
Regards again,
Daz |
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