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Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss only at AmigaSource! AmigaSource is pround to anounce it's second interview with the big names in the Amiga Community. Drop on in and read the exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss of Amiga Inc!!! Thanks Scott Pistorino
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 1 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Troels E on 14-Nov-2002 03:49 GMT
Nice interview, thank you!
So Fleecy is currently doing some OS5 design, still sounds like it will be based on OS4 though?
It will be exiting to see if the M$ deal will be a succes, if it will create enough revenue to fund further development of AA and OS5?
Let's hope so :-)
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 2 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Scott Pistorino on 14-Nov-2002 03:57 GMT
In reply to Comment 1 (Troels E):
Thanks. I thought it was a pretty informative and Fleecy did a good job answering the questions. Although a few more questions have popped into my head after this. I may try and do a breif follow up!
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 3 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by JoannaK on 14-Nov-2002 04:12 GMT
Good thing in Fleecy is that if he don't know something he admits it instead of giving BS like McEven. Bad thing is. Who the hell knows about all those issues that are open (like Tshirts and AmigaClub etc..)? I have to admit they do sound more like McEven's great Ideas than Fleecy's but still.
Legal cases are still on hold. I wonder what they are waiting? Is it lack of money or are they just hodling back until MOS gets released?
Bernithlon goes to court.. Nothing new there. Never expected them to be able to sort that mess out.
That symbian-AADE player sounds interesting idea.. If they only could get someone to include into their mobiles.
In the end good interview.. I would have asked two question more..
"What your opinion about that interview in Extremetech?"
"Honestly?"
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 4 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Troels E on 14-Nov-2002 04:28 GMT
In reply to Comment 3 (JoannaK):
"Good thing in Fleecy is that if he don't know something he admits it instead of giving BS like McEven. Bad thing is. Who the hell knows about all those issues that are open (like Tshirts and AmigaClub etc..)? I have to admit they do sound more like McEven's great Ideas than Fleecy's but still."
They where crap ideas to begin with but I guess it can't be long before Amiga (whoevers responsible) have to work something out.
"Legal cases are still on hold. I wonder what they are waiting? Is it lack of money or are they just hodling back until MOS gets released?"
Sounds like they are waiting for MOS to be released, after all it is also hard to sue someone for a Beta release.
"Bernithlon goes to court.. Nothing new there. Never expected them to be able to sort that mess out."
A shame that couldn't be settled in a peacefull manner, it will probably take ages if it goes to court;0(
"That symbian-AADE player sounds interesting idea.. If they only could get someone to include into their mobiles."
I don't think they can, but as long as it can be bought for both Smartphone/Pda and Symbian I don't see it as a huge problem.
Most software for the Orange Smartphone will be downloadable from their webportal (via the Smartphone) and you then pay the games on your normal phonebill. I guess Amiga will be present on the diffrent webportals, atleast the Orange one.
"In the end good interview.. I would have asked two question more..
"What your opinion about that interview in Extremetech?"
"Honestly?" "
Well I think he would have said that Bill was sounding optimistic and beeing slightly misquoted. That was what he said to me when I asked earlier yesterday:-)
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 5 of 91ANN.lu
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Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 6 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Nitpicknicker on 14-Nov-2002 05:06 GMT
In reply to Comment 5 (Anonymous):
Whaddaya mean, "exclusive lies"? There's nothing "exclusive" about them. Same old, same old.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 7 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Anonymous on 14-Nov-2002 05:06 GMT
> We are very pleased with the progress of OS4, particularly because we have been able to add
> elements planned for future releases. This has really reflected itself in ExecSG [cut].
I am pleased to hear that they got ExecSG finished. We were already able to see the 'avail' command running on AmigaONE. Now whats next ?
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 8 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by priest on 14-Nov-2002 05:14 GMT
Before reading the review: I'm very afraid!!
(how many frogs they slip out of their mouth this time...)
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 9 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Scott Pistorino on 14-Nov-2002 05:16 GMT
In reply to Comment 5 (Anonymous):
Nice post dorks! How about you do something PRODUCTIVE for the Amiga community. I appreciate all the effort it took for you to log on to an Amiga website, click on the reply button then flame away! Why bother? It just shows you have nothing better to do with your time. I've said it before and I'll say it again. If you don't like what you see you have two choices. 1-Change it (Which obviously is to HARD for you to do) or 2- LEAVE. No one is asking you hang around! This is what any mature, grown adult would do. Now go ask Mommy if you can stay up and play on the computer. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see things aren't perfect with the Amiga but your comments are BRILLIANT! BRAVO Eienstein!
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 10 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Anonymous on 14-Nov-2002 05:18 GMT
In reply to Comment 9 (Scott Pistorino):
... the question is.... What are you doing right now ?
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 11 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Scott Pistorino on 14-Nov-2002 05:24 GMT
In reply to Comment 10 (Anonymous):
Not that I plan to entertain you anymore but I thought it was obvious... I was replying to you. DUHH!!! How did you miss that one?? Now to stop arguing with the wall. Please go do something productive!
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 12 of 91ANN.lu
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Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 13 of 91ANN.lu
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Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 14 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Mike Veroukis on 14-Nov-2002 05:36 GMT
In reply to Comment 13 (Anonymous):
I'm only on ann because amiga.org is down, and after reading posts like the one I'm replying to I now remind myself why I stopped comming here. There's just way too many losers on this site.
- Mike
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 15 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Fred on 14-Nov-2002 05:40 GMT
In reply to Comment 13 (Anonymous):
I can't wait till someone pulls the plug on this web site... not one thread worth reading
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 16 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Scott Pistorino on 14-Nov-2002 05:42 GMT
In reply to Comment 14 (Mike Veroukis):
Sorry Mike. I should have know better to sound off like that (twice). But sometime's you just HAVE to say SOMETHING! I stand up for what I believe in! Even if it's just a fun hobby.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 17 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by priest on 14-Nov-2002 05:55 GMT
I'm stunned, it was a good interview.
Nice to see if AACE appears on the new Zaurus models and/or on the (just released?) Kyocera PDA.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 18 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Amon_Re on 14-Nov-2002 05:57 GMT
In reply to Comment 13 (Anonymous):
And pigs fly...
you're an anonymous coward, and you sound like a 10 year old
Amon_Re
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 19 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by gary_c on 14-Nov-2002 06:54 GMT
In reply to Comment 15 (Fred):
Fred wrote:
> I can't wait till someone pulls the plug on this web site... not one thread worth reading
Then what are you doing here? If it's so bad, just ignore the site. Your attitude is as bad as the guys' who have nothing but criticism for Amiga.
If you've never seen a thread here that's "worth reading," then either you haven't read many or else your interests are rather narrow. Anyway, attendance isn't compulsory, so feel free to go elsewhere.
-- gary_c
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 20 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by CyberZorro on 14-Nov-2002 07:00 GMT
In reply to Comment 9 (Scott Pistorino):
Do you really still believe in what Fleecy tells you? Well, maybe you are a dreamer but this does not excuse your blindness.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 21 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Bladerunner on 14-Nov-2002 09:41 GMT
Hmm, English is not my native spoken language, so perhaps could someone tell me whether i understand this Sntence right:"If Thendic won't get a licence then all the set up cost for the licence will have to be born by a distributor,"
Does that mean, Thendic have to pay for a license? Wasn`t it allways mentioned, that the AOS 4 Licensing Program is for free? Just wondering....
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 22 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by stuff on 14-Nov-2002 09:56 GMT
In reply to Comment 21 (Bladerunner):
Yep it's free, but you have to have the correct end user support structure in place. That'll cost. It isn't money going to Amiga Inc.s pockets.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 23 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Mirror on 14-Nov-2002 10:22 GMT
In reply to Comment 14 (Mike Veroukis):
I have to agree with mike. The only reason I come here is that this place usually has a bit of news first. The Adults seem to hang out at Amiga.org and the kids of the council estate who learnt to say B@ll@x before mummy or daddy hang out at ann.lu.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 24 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Tony on 14-Nov-2002 10:42 GMT
Well, this interview is MUCH better than the one with Bill McEwen....
BUT.... I WANT MY TEE-SHIRT Weeeeeeehh!
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 25 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by z5 on 14-Nov-2002 11:04 GMT
3 out of 13 messages removed :) Not bad. The usual ANN quality debate :)
I really feel sorry for those moderators though. Shame that they have to spend their precious time on this.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 26 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Atheist2 on 14-Nov-2002 11:21 GMT
We can't all use bandwith Patting Christian on the back, BUT
This is an _execellently_ maintained site, giving lots of leeway to express opinions (although Moobunny is WAY more liberal), updated (A+), and modified at a goodly pace. Any webmaster must get inundated by e-mail, and yet, he has such a good heart to keep it up for us, for years now. This must be a most difficult hobby, it doesen't run itself, plus the moderating (and other stuff, I'm sure)!!!
Yet people still show up trolling and insulting aspects of it. Hate this place? Start your own anti-Amiga web site and wait for us to visit.
Thank You, Christian.
And now, Oooooh, I'm getting chills. I think it's finaly happening. A new Amiga is about to come into the world, against overwhelming odds. This IS the computer that won't die. A veritable Hydra. I feel that this article lays out the fact that Amiga IS coming back, and WILL succeed in a BIG way, like it should have, so many years ago. Imagine, there were over 2 million users at one time. It can and will happen again!
We WILL revolutionize computing! Again!
Amiga! I, I , I can't resist ... AMIGA RULEZ!!!
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 27 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by José on 14-Nov-2002 11:31 GMT
Good interview. I didn't like Bill's atitude at all, on the mainsite's interview he did. On one side and doesn't want to advertize to big copanies/big investors, that they're doing a desktop OS wich is good, but on the other side, he screwed completely the exposition AmigaOS4 had on mainstream sites by saying AmigaOS5 will run on X86 hardware.
Bottom line. Many of the Amiga Comunity won't buy A1 anymore, and many old users won't buy the A1 anymore.
And there's no way I'm going to buy an A1 if the long term plan is to have AmigaOS run on Intel/Microsoft hardware. Sorry but there's more to it that just the hardware.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 28 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Jerry Gibbons on 14-Nov-2002 12:16 GMT
I will be buying back into the Amiga dream with an AmigaOne & OS4.0 purchase very soon! My only concern is that I need the SCSI card option to use my old data files and applications software! (Is there any news about this?)
Let the good times roll!
I am VERY happy with the future of our AMIGA once again.
If we all keep the faith and buy Amiga we will have a glorious future indeed!
What a come back for the future ! ! ! ;-)
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 29 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Pimpin' Troll Daddy on 14-Nov-2002 12:19 GMT
In reply to Comment 27 (José):
"Intel/Microsoft hardware"
I really, honestly can't believe after, what, 15 odd years, people _still_ don't have a clue about this stuff.
Microsoft hardware? Oh, it runs on a Windows-chip?
And Intel didn't come up with the PC either - it was IBM (although we still have Intel to blame for the nastiness that is x86)
You do know you can run other OS's on an x86 box, right? And you can buy non-Intel CPUs? Yes, its all true.
Welcome to the 90s, or whatever.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 30 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Anonymous on 14-Nov-2002 12:20 GMT
In reply to Comment 28 (Jerry Gibbons):
Yeah and I will be happy because I hope to buy myself a Pegasos/MorphOS system soon.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 31 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Alkis Tsapanidis on 14-Nov-2002 12:28 GMT
Yep, and he admitted that the licence is NOT free.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 32 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Robert on 14-Nov-2002 12:30 GMT
In reply to Comment 31 (Alkis Tsapanidis):
Did he? Where?
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 33 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by SlimJim on 14-Nov-2002 12:35 GMT
This was a very good interview.
Fleecy sounds coherent and serious, both feet
on the ground. (Unfortunately I must confess I didn't feel at all the same about
Bill McEwen, but that's OT for this thread.) It's great that Fleecy talks about
OS5 the way he does. It's promising that AInc really do have some sort of future
plan for the OS (which we knew already, but this indicates they haven't forgot
about it ;-) I'm wondering though about Hyperion's future role in the
development of OS5... Not long ago (was it in the first interview on
AmigaSource? Think it was) Ben Hermans said they were involved in DE-integration
(or something to that effect, I don't remember exactly, and my comment on that
drowned in the general screaming here on ANN), maybe that was a hint to the
future?
DE sounds more interesting all the time, I think. Hopefully they can get that
new SDK out so that we normal mortals also can see what has been going on behind
the barriers of the NDA:s.
I must also say I really like the entusiasm of this guy doing the interviews, and the way he relly wants to improve/promote AmigaSource. The sheer joy he
displays makes me smile. Thanks. You are doing a good job so far, lad :-)
.
SlimJim (about to travel down from his mountain in Chile today)
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 34 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by SlimJim on 14-Nov-2002 12:42 GMT
In reply to Comment 31 (Alkis Tsapanidis):
> Yep, and he admitted that the licence is NOT free
I suppose you can read his comment either way. I read it as meaning that, since
the licence requres you to provide post-sale support, you have to be able to
cover the cost of that support. This don't nessecarily mean you have to pay
AInc anything.
But I suppose you can interpret it both ways, depending on your viewpoint.
.
SlimJim
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 35 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by SlimJim on 14-Nov-2002 12:45 GMT
In reply to Comment 33 (SlimJim):
Ah. I looked in the interview with Ben:
"We are working closely with Amiga Inc to coordinate efforts on Amiga OS 4.0
and DE development."
That's the line I was looking for in my previous post.
.
SlimJim
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 36 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Anonymous on 14-Nov-2002 12:46 GMT
Dear Amigans,
the one who answered is a wise fellow.
You shall listen to him.
Some will try to destroy what he says.
But you shall not listen to them.
Your avenger,
Turrican
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 37 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by SlimJim on 14-Nov-2002 12:55 GMT
In reply to Comment 36 (Anonymous):
I'm beginning to think this is an automated script sending a prophesizing
message to ANN at pre-set time intervals.
.
SlimJim
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 38 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Alkis Tsapanidis on 14-Nov-2002 13:06 GMT
In reply to Comment 32 (Robert):
Here:
If Thendic won't get a licence then all the set up cost for the licence will have to be born by a distributor, and given the small size of the market, this seems prohibitive.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 39 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by SlimJim on 14-Nov-2002 13:10 GMT
In reply to Comment 38 (Alkis Tsapanidis):
@Alkis
Note the "set up cost " part.
But it's a small detail anyway, and since you can interpret it either way,
let's leave it at that shall we. I'd hate to start a long thread over three
words (it has been done before in here you know).
.
SlimJim
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 40 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Scott Pistorino on 14-Nov-2002 13:36 GMT
In reply to Comment 33 (SlimJim):
Thanks SlimJim I appreciate the kind words. I'm glad you liked it!! I'm excited. Realistic but excited. As long as something is "happeneing" I'm happy. It's has been YEARS and there was NOTHING, but finally it looks like it's comming together. Sorry everyone about my flame on #9 & #11. I got a little carried away...
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 41 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Henning Nielsen Lund [Denmark] on 14-Nov-2002 13:42 GMT
Once again a very nice interview :O)
So thanks Scott :O)
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 42 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Henning Nielsen Lund [Denmark] on 14-Nov-2002 13:56 GMT
In reply to Comment 31 (Alkis Tsapanidis):
Alkis Tsapanidis wrote:
[Quote]Yep, and he admitted that the licence is NOT free.[/Quote]
Sorry if I have to ask, but where did you read that?
From my point of view, there is nothing about the license costing money, but that it will "cost money"/"take man-time" to have the license.
I don't know if this is the right interpretation, but I think so :O)
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 43 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by priest on 14-Nov-2002 14:26 GMT
In reply to Comment 38 (Alkis Tsapanidis):
"If Thendic won't get a licence then all the set up cost for the licence will have to be born by a distributor, and given the small size of the market, this seems prohibitive."
I agree that it sounds the opposite than what has been said previously...
Could Fleecy mean the cost of ROM chips & quality ensuring services, like testing & repairs & stock of spare parts?
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 44 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Björn Hagström on 14-Nov-2002 14:30 GMT
In reply to Comment 43 (priest):
Well that doesn't contradict what has been said before. So even if it can mean both things it's easy to see what would be the most logical conclusion.
Not that Ann'ers are known for choosing the logical conclusion before screaming their heads off (Not pointing this at you, just making a generalisation about some people on ann).
/Björn
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 45 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by anonymous on 14-Nov-2002 17:03 GMT
In reply to Comment 2 (Scott Pistorino):
@Scott
Great interview.
IF you're planning to do a follow-up a natural would be to inquire about the information in Bill McEwen's recent interview. A major issue is obviously x86 support.
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 46 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by @Jose on 14-Nov-2002 17:12 GMT
In reply to Comment 27 (José):
"he screwed completely the exposition AmigaOS4 had on mainstream sites by saying AmigaOS5 will run on X86 hardware"
The Osborne syndrome is always a problem, but in this case I very much doubt that it will detract from sales. The AmigaOne and the Pegasos will obviously be picked up first by early adopters and developers.
More worrisome is the fact that a x86 support was pronounced with a timeline. Hyperion has indicated that this likely won't be coming from them.
A couple of questions:
1. Who owns the resulting OS4 code?
2. What is the delta between the Amithlon technology and a native x86 implementation of the OS?
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 47 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by José on 14-Nov-2002 18:07 GMT
In reply to Comment 29 (Pimpin' Troll Daddy):
You do know there are only two companies in the X86 chip market, and there is only one OS and OS company for wich the chipmakers make the OS right? Even AMD shocked their fans not so long ago, when they supported Microsoft in the Antitrust case, if I remember well, because they need support from Windows to their upcoming chips. So it's you that are in the past. The market is NOT free anymore, in case you hadn't noticed...
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 48 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by José on 14-Nov-2002 18:12 GMT
In reply to Comment 47 (José):
Read "company for wich the chipmakers make the Chips right.." instead of "company for wich the chipmakers make the OS right..." :O
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 49 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Mike Veroukis on 14-Nov-2002 18:55 GMT
In reply to Comment 47 (José):
>You do know there are only two companies in the X86 chip market, and there is
>only one OS and OS company for wich the chipmakers make the OS right?
I guess linux and Sun's SunOS (or is it Solaris) for x86 is just a myth.
Using your own backwards reasoning we could also argue that there's only two makers of the PPC chip and only one OS: MacOS. In which case, what's your point?!?
- Mike
Exclusive interview with Fleecy Moss : Comment 50 of 91ANN.lu
Posted by Seehund on 14-Nov-2002 19:49 GMT
In reply to Comment 38 (Alkis Tsapanidis):
Alkis,
Of course getting licensed is not free. TANSTAAFL.
There might not be any direct fee to be payed to the licensor (well, there most likely is a royalty to be payed if an AInc-controlled trademark is to be used).
It doesn't matter to the hypothetical licensee if the Cost consists of funds to be transferred to the licensor only for the dubious "privilege" of being licensed, or if it's Cost arising from the licensing/dongling/bundling process, setting up a separate "Amiga" product line for the "special" version of his hardware product, buying AmigaOS from AInc, providing end-user support for the so-called "complete solution" et c.
It's Cost in either case, and what matters is that this extra Cost is not there when the hardware vendor sells his product "normally".
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