[Rant] AmigaOS + POP/PPC petition official web site | ANN.lu |
Posted on 06-Jun-2002 04:30 GMT by Seehund | 280 comments View flat View list |
AmigaPOP.8bit.co.uk is finally online!
Here you'll hopefully find all information you could possibly want about the "AmigaOS distribution policies and POP/PPC hardware petition". I hope the background information and FAQ will be especially helpful to clear up any confusion surrounding these issues.
If you have not yet signed the petition, then please do so now! Please help spreading the word by linking to AmigaPOP.8bit.co.uk. It's not too late to save our favourite OS and a unified POP-based hardware market!
In other news, I have finally managed to get in touch with the PetitionOnline.com administrators. The few abuse and sabotage attempts so far have been removed from the signatory listings. Not that any garbage would ever reach the recipient of our petition, but I understand some thought that it didn't look too good...
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AmigaOS + POP/PPC petition official web site : Comment 191 of 280 | ANN.lu |
Posted by Tbone on 07-Jun-2002 09:38 GMT | In reply to Comment 189 (Menthos): "Here is the main concern I think. If people spend a lot of money on expensive hardware (well, a new computer is expensive for most people) they is more likely to pirate software saving a little money. If the software is bundled with the hardware the piracy could be restricted (it will still exist, but hopefully a little smaller). "
"I think this is what Amiga is trying to do and I support it. "
We ALL support anti-piracy measures, but we believe the baby is being thrown out with the bathwater, because the market that's being prevented from PIRATING AOS4 is also being prevented from PURCHASING it. That's the whole point. They've let the baby go down the drain.
They're preventing me from buying a compatible but unlicenses board, like the Barbie (which uses the same HAL/chipset drivers in linux as the A1) and pirating OS4 and running it, but they've also preventing me from purchasing it for that board! The manufacturer isn't interested in catering with 3rd party product lines, and I can't blame them.
Now what are we supposed to do? petition EACH new piece of hardware that comes to market to get a license (There's a task for ya ;) or simply try to talk Amiga into a more practical approach to an anti-piracy method that doesn't involve the manufacturer in the first place? |
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