[Rant] New Rant: "Community Take Control" at Class Of X | ANN.lu |
Posted on 23-Jun-2002 00:53 GMT by Andy Hall | 17 comments View flat View list |
Frustration at the current situation put into words, lots of them, some even forming coherent sentences.
Check it out on Class Of X here
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Posted by Adam Kowalczyk on 23-Jun-2002 01:36 GMT | That's the best bunch of fence sitting I've seen in quite some time, unfortunately creating one community that gets along will be hard to since there are two separate companies with different business goals. In fact I think it's time for a formal split in the market and announcements should be made from both sides to put an end to the bickering.
There are many people who want an Amiga and that means a licensed solution. This fact needs to be accepted by the people who want the OS to run on any POP board. If Amiga Inc. feels strongly in their licensing policy it's time for them to announce a separation of paths from the MorphOS/Pegasos/bPlan/Thendic crew. Yes, this is controversial and will upset people, but it is time for the divorce. Make the choice clear to the consumer and let them decide. Let the technical people and talent within the present Amiga community decide to develop software for one or the other, or both if it makes sense. The Amiga community should understand this as well.
The fundamental rift at this point in time is Amiga Inc. supports a licensed approach and there are others who feel "Plethora Of POP" (new recursive acronym)" boards are just around the corner which should be able to run the Amiga OS. Amiga Inc.'s policy is that the OS will not run on unlicensed boards. Period. Thendic/bPlan have stated the Amiga market isn't their primary concern. Skip the petitions, the grandstanding, the endless banter and cast your vote with your hard earned cash. People just need to understand that buying a licensed board supports Amiga, buying a non-licensed board supports someone else. In our tiny community it's impossible to cherry-pick the best software and hardware solutions and support all interested parties.
In the end if this means a part of the Amiga community morphs into something else, so be it. If it means we might not see a dual CPU board that runs OS 4.0 for awhile yet, so be it. We cannot have our cake and eat it too. We have to respect that different companies have different business goals. Start the divorce proceedings ASAP, please. |
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