[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 12-Jun-2002 14:11 GMT | In reply to Comment 62 ([JC]): > If they're concerned about quality control, they can set up some kind of
> system whereby a board/drivers get certified. Only certified boards can
> advertise themselves as being Amiga Compatible, but uncertified boards are
> allowed to run AmigaOS, just without warranty/support should it be
> unreliable.
That suggestion isn't that much different than Amiga Inc's licensing policy. This work has to be compensated for....hence the reason behind bundling the OS with the licensed boards. If a vendor chooses to have their OS certified as a flat fee, undoubtedly the price would be based on how many copies of the OS they expect to be pirated. In the big picture, if you think 1000 people are going to use the OS on a board....charge $100,000 USD. The net effect is the same thing...the board supplier might as well just bundle the board with the OS. Do you think people like to work for free? I doubt seriously that any group of peole such as Amiga or Hyperion would spend time certifying solutions without a revenue stream. People are trivializing what it takes to get so-called POP board running an OS. Small discrepancies take time and money to fix....conference calls...endless emails....delays which represent interest on financing. |
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