[Rant] osopinion: Close That Open Hardware! | ANN.lu |
Posted on 12-Jun-2002 00:21 GMT by sutro | 169 comments View flat View list |
A rather unispired article at best. Read
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Posted by Adam Kowalczyk on 14-Jun-2002 17:48 GMT | In reply to Comment 123 (Seehund): > But there will be no new Amigas.
Then what's the point of the petition? I am getting an AmigaOne with OS 4.0 which is a new Amiga.
> I see people saying "Unless you are in the hardware business you should leave > our hardware decisions alone and not make your product unattractive to
> customers by unnecesarily limiting their hardware options."
And I see people who pre-ordered a Pegasos ;)
> That procession passed years ago.
Amiga Inc. of today may be small and not like Commodore of yesterday, but there is still a little bit of life yet.
> If AmigaOS was sold separately as well as bundled with licensed hardware,
> then it has no negative impact on AmigaOS sales, I argue that it will have a
> positive impact. More supported hardware, bigger potential install base, more
> attractive product, bigger sales opportunities.
And this is where we disagree. I would like to see more licensed hardware that is supported, not the unlicensed model. This is to guarantee the people taking the risks, get the rewards.
> It feels like I'm doing more explaining of what I think and what the petition
> stands for than arguing actual points here.
I've read your petition and understand it. I also 100% disagree with it period.
> It's not very interesting to participate in a discussion when you label
> people as pirates, anti-capitalists and whatnot instead of speaking about the
> issues at hand.
These are the issues at hand. Pirates work to take money away from the deserving people. It is very anti-capitalistic. That is my point. A model where the OS is not bundled with hardware is far too open for piracy at this point in time. These companies are in business to make money and have the right to protect their interests in the manner they see fit. If you want to see an OS run on different platforms in a somewhat open manner, then use Linux.
And as a jab in your direction....I'm not interested in talking to people who grandstand behind petitions meant to allow them to get OS 4.0 running on the Pegasos. I understand the issues and agree with Amiga Inc's policy. I'm not going to apologize for happening to agree with Amiga Inc's strategy. I tell you one thing...I'm going to enjoy running OS 4.0 on my AmigaOne knowing I'll have the support I've paid for. |
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