[Rant] osopinion: Close That Open Hardware! | ANN.lu |
Posted on 12-Jun-2002 00:21 GMT by sutro | 169 comments View flat View list |
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Posted by Samface on 12-Jun-2002 05:31 GMT | It's sad to see how Seehund has succeeded in spreading his FUD. Why don't he just try something simple like, contact Amiga Inc. and ask for a clarification? I mean, the announcement of the license on Amiga.com isn't the actual license, you know...
I wonder how he thinks AmigaOS could possibly run on every POP based motherboard out there by simply supporting the POP standard. I mean, how do you make a HAL for some unknown hardware without support from the hardware manufacturer? The x86 plaform has open firmware which makes Windows able to run on standard IA32 architecture motherboards, there's no such thing in the POP world and that's simply what most people seem to not be able to comprehend.
If we want AmigaOS4 to support as much hardware as possible (not just the Pegasos) then we need this kind of license which makes the required cooperation between software and hardware developers possible.
Please stop this stupid petition thing and stop spreading FUD! You are opposing your own cause, damn it! |
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