[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 57 of 280 | ANN.lu |
Posted by DaveW on 06-Jun-2002 09:23 GMT | In reply to Comment 54 (anarchic_teapot): Anarchic_t
Agreed. These guys cling on to the last vestige of ill informed fud from the pro BPlan/MorphOS lobby and no truth will ever change it. Examples?
- The fact that they still go on about needing to modify the hardware to support AOS4.
- The fact that they still wont accept that the A1 is a POP board EVEN though they go on about it being no different from Mais POP board ( it is different but still POP actually ).
- The fact that they go on about draconian licensing terms. They are? How? No one has uttered one convincing word that makes it sound draconian.
- The fact that some still havent got their heads around the difference between hardware manufacturers, vendors and software makers despite having it explained [n] times.
Do any of you really think that just because cheapo hardware company X produces a new motherboard with no existing market that an OS provider should go out there and ensure it runs on that board? No. If you produce a board you should have to strike a business deal with the OS provider. It has to be financially beneficial for both parties to do the deal.
Its business not charity - get it through your heads!
Dave. |
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