[Forum] Serious bug in IBrowse 2.3 | ANN.lu |
Posted on 03-Feb-2003 22:33 GMT by catohagen | 69 comments View flat View list |
IBrowse 2.3 falsely claims MorphOS system is using AmigaOS.
Particularily misleading since MorphOS systems are reported as running AmigaOS 4.0 !!.
There exists a crude hack that just replace all "AmigaOS" strings with "MorphOS", and
"3.1", "3.5" and "3.9" with "1.1" or "1.2". Better solution should be provided by the IBrowse authors.
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Posted by gary_c on 04-Feb-2003 00:37 GMT | In reply to Comment 9 (Anonymous): Somebody afraid to be identified wrote:
>You know, in my opinion, it's asking a lot for the MorphOS team to ask users to invest time, money and effort in an OS which even the blind faithful have to admit, is on the bleeding edge of legality in many countries.
There is utterly no indication of any legal problems with MorphOS. Those who own IP and believe otherwise have had ample opportunity to press their case. I think the silence is telling. Thanks for sharing your opinion, though.
> When asked to provide some evidence or documentation which clears MorphOS of any infringement when another company has threatened them with lawsuits, the response is usually hostile and unforgiving. You'll probably see examples of it in response to this post.
I don't know where you live, been in most of the free world, it is not the task of the accused to prove innocence, but of the accusor to prove guilt. Is this a hostile response? I hope not; I'm trying to be calm and reasonable, despite your calculated attempt to stir up trouble.
> A hack to remove the trade name "AmigaOS" and replace it with the word "MorphOS" underlines just what a thread the legality of MorphOS is dangling by.
Not at all. This issue doesn't involve the operating systems or the hardware at all; it involves the software application. Admittedly we are in uncharted waters to some extent here, since it's unusual for an application to be able to run under more than one operating system. So it will take some refinement for apps to distinguish their OS, if this is deemed important. But please understand that this is a technical issue, not a legal or moral one.
> The product legality may be a splash in the pan to most users, but when it's used by someone in a position where the threat of legal issues is a serious matter, I think responding with anything other than professional legal answers is something to raise a questioning eyebrow to.
Precisely where is anyone at legal risk in this situation? Is there legal culpability in IBrowse reporting an incorrect OS environment? Is there anything illegal about a MorphOS user running whatever software he/she is otherwise entitled to? Is there something illegal about patching IBrowse to report an alternative OS environment? You really should follow your own advise and not raise the issue of legality when you are only kicking up dust without having a clue about the facts of the matter.
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