Genesi has 'announced' it is going to release AmigaOS4 for their EFIKA motherboard as soon as the next release of MorphOS is released. "We have clearly indicated in this thread, we don't need Hyperion's support to port OS4 to the EFIKA - legally or technically." True to the Amiga scene of the last few years, a discussion spanning 300 posts ensued. My take: I actually advocated 'porting' AmigaOS4 to Genesi hardware last year, but I do hope it all happens within the boundaries of the law and that the developers get what they deserve. Update: The latest post asks an interesting question.
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Member since:2006-04-21
I've just read that forum starting at post linked by Thom... i don't know who is on which side there, because it looks like everyone hates everyone there.
It's like they keep fighting over non-existing thing (from my point of view OwnTropicalIsland is much more possible thing to get than OS4 computer 
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I heard few bad things about Genesi, and about other Amiga involved companies, but porting OS4 to (far more popular than AmigaOne) other hardware should only help spread their beloved OS, right?
The argument over there seems to be based on the question of whether BBRV has the source code (or rights to the source code) of AmigaOS4; since he apparently already tried to negotiate the rights w/ Hyperion and failed, it would seem he is now trying to do it "above the law".
One more thing. After reading that forum i think that AROS, which is progressing very slow, has much more chance than Amiga OS4 (or 5 or whatever imaginary OS they will try to hype).
Not really; AmigaOS 4 exists, and, unlike AROS, is binary compatible with old software. (AROS may be binary compatible with old software on 68k Amigas/68k Amigas with PowerPC boards, but it probably isn't compatible on PowerPC hardware or x86.)
Member since:2006-03-22
Not really; AmigaOS 4 exists, and, unlike AROS, is binary compatible with old software. (AROS may be binary compatible with old software on 68k Amigas/68k Amigas with PowerPC boards, but it probably isn't compatible on PowerPC hardware or x86.)
From my point of view Amiga OS4 is as good as not existing - no hardware available, and when it was available it was crazy expensive. Looks like many different groups keep fighting over it, so even if there will be hardware in a reasonable price it will be very risky to buy it and Amiga OS4 - i just can't be sure if/when company will go bancrupt again.
AROS progress is slow, but keeps going on. I know it will not die because of management or something, people will port it to many hardware platforms so hardware will never be a problem. What's more i already tried it on my PC, so it already is much more than Amiga OS4 ever was for me.
If people from Amiga OS world would finally stop fighting and tried to port OS to cheaper and popular hardware... maybe then Amiga would be popular again (like it was in Amiga500-1200 times here 
. But after reading that forum i really doubt it will ever happen.
Which is sad because i really would like to have it (or at elast try it).
Edited 2007-01-25 15:00
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2006-03-22
I've just read that forum starting at post linked by Thom... i don't know who is on which side there, because it looks like everyone hates everyone there.
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It's like they keep fighting over non-existing thing (from my point of view OwnTropicalIsland is much more possible thing to get than OS4 computer
I heard few bad things about Genesi, and about other Amiga involved companies, but porting OS4 to (far more popular than AmigaOne) other hardware should only help spread their beloved OS, right?
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One more thing. After reading that forum i think that AROS, which is progressing very slow, has much more chance than Amiga OS4 (or 5 or whatever imaginary OS they will try to hype).
Edited 2007-01-25 14:36