[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 Samface on 13-Jun-2002 11:23 GMT | In reply to Comment 90 (Janne Sirén): > 1) Amiga Inc. requires all hardware capable of running AmigaOS 4.x to be
> licensed.
Well, correction: The AmigaOS4 won't run on any hardware not licensed to run AmigaOS4 unless an illegal patch has been applied.
> 2) The licensing can be done by anyone willing to offer adequate support for
> end-users and providing the hardware for testing (i.e. the manufacturer or a
> dealer).
Correct.
> 3) Amiga Inc. requires AmigaOS 4.x to be sold with all hardware that is
> capable of running it (i.e. all that are compatible and have the dongle).
Correct. But please note that a dealer or manufacturer can sell the hardware without the AmigaOS if they simply remove the ROM code or the peripheral containing it. In other words; the license does not restrict the hardware for use or bundling with AmigaOS only.
> 4) Their executive update seems to suggest otherwise, but at this time it is
> unclear whether or not a separate AmigaOS 4.x and hardware dongle could be
> sold for a licensed piece of hardware. Doing so would certainly alleviate
> some concerns, not all. I believe 1-3 to be quite clear at this time though.
It's true that this issue seems a bit unclear. However, I'm confident that the AmigaOS will be available seperately as well. Perhaps they will only sell it bundled (but seperately for Phase5 accelerator board owners) only in the beginning and sell it seperately for everyone later on. But please note, the ROM code will prevent it for use with unlicensed hardware anyway.
> 5) CyberstormPPC and BlizzardPPC are exceptions to 1) and 4).
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