[News] MorphOS, the Pegasos, and other PPC Operating Systems and Platforms | ANN.lu |
Posted on 22-Oct-2002 07:30 GMT by Jedi | 137 comments View flat View list |
By Thendic-France on MorphOS-News.de :
"In complete cooperation with Mai Logic, we have loaded the bplan OpenFirmware on both the Teron CX and PX. MorphOS runs well on both boards. The Pegasos was developed as a open hardware platform right from the beginning; it uses a BIOS to simplify a port of any operating system to the platform. This OpenFirmware is a well known standard (IEEE1275) and is used worldwide by companies like SUN Microsystems, Apple, Cisco, IBM, Motorola and others. We will support any OS vendor willing to port their software to our platform and will allow them to use our retail channels to sell their products..."
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Posted by Anon - I hope to be welcome after the "vacation" ; on 23-Oct-2002 11:15 GMT | In reply to Comment 89 (Anonymous): And ANOTHER one totally ignoring what the post he replies to said, yapping away with the exact same stuff that was refuted. Sigh!
"Wrong. The point is to know which hardware can be used so it can be assured there are no incompatibilities."
Numbnuts, that was addressed in the original post, you even quoted it before a non-sequitur response about how "common" it is to "lock software to hardware": "You simply do not need to have hardware distributors license their products, modify/supply them with h/w-license mechanisms and become distributors of your software product to achieve this. " Which is 100% true and fscking self explanatory.
Feel like addressing THAT instead of just REPEATING exactly what's being argued against?
" That whats the licensing process is about and anyone could apply for their own license for their hardware solution. "
No shit Sherlock. The point is that nobody applies for such licenses. There's no incentive, only obligations. It's an anticompetitive action that only benefits Eyetech. You're free to buy a license from me to hit yourself in the face with a sledgehammer, why won't you buy it? AmigaOS is not as popular and market dominating as Windows, if you need to have that spelled out. The other point is, as repeatedly has been pointed out, there's no need for COMPULSORY licensing and bundling and stuff to port a piece of software. That is what stops a piece of software from ever running on a piece of hardware. Making any software run on any hardware and selling that software is not the job of hardware vendors.
"Because it would be a too big an effort to support any possible hardware."
I understand that English is not your first language, but how the fsck do you avoid to comprehend the meaning of the word "possible" when you even use it yourself? Who says AmigaOS must run on RS/6000s or ASCI White or every obscure Mac revision there is? It must run on as much hardware as possible, period, and be open to ports to any feasible hardware without compulsory licensing requirements in the way. AmigaOS is the product, it needs to be sold, and a product needs the largest possible market. Keyword: Possible (or feasible, rather). It wouldn't even have to be Hyperion who did the job if they don't feel like it, and customer support for HARDWARE is provided by, surprise surprise, HARDWARE vendors.
> The rest is of your post is utter "nonsense" as well. Next time bring facts
> and not only your opinion.
So you brought facts then? Right. As far as I'm concerned it seems like you're supporting competing options by being against the most basic prerequisite for AmigaOS to survive. But that's just my opinion, and we don't want opinions here, do we?
And it continues:
> Now tell me again Apple doesnt lock its software to specific hardware.
Who said that they don't? (Well, they don't technically, but that's another can of worms.)
It's Apple's hardware, they make a living on selling Macs. Sure as fsck they "lock" their software to THEIR hardware. AInc or Hyperion don't have any hardware of their own.
> It doesnt even ALLOW others theoretically.
I DON'T want a piece of what you're smoking! I doubt I could handle that kind of alternate reality. Anyone is free to run anything they damn please on a Mac. Again, Apple makes a living on their hardware. If you buy it, yo're free to run Linux on it, port Atari STOS to it or use it as a boat anchor, or *GASP* port AmigaOS to it. Hell, NEW Macs are even sold with Linux preinstalled on them FFS! Does the "theoretically" only apply if one abuses hallucinogenic substances?
You must be one of those "Morphos fans" I've heard so much about. Well, so far it seems like your wish will be granted and AI will choke AmigaOS to death in its crib. |
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