Here are some things we will do:

We will continue to support MorphOS application development. We will provide boards and the ODW to Developers that we see will use them best.

We will continue to support MDC and MZ.

We will continue to bundle 1.4.x with the ODW. The SuperBundle will be slimmed down and focused on just a few apps.

We will support a high bandwidth download server for special distributions of new MorphOS applications.

Whatever happens to the core team of developers - they form a company, they sell 1.5, they work together with the OS4 community, etc., etc. and/or whatever, we will not impede them in any way. There will be no claims related to anything done or supported in the past - that goes for Amiga Inc. too. Good luck!

We hope all the parties concerned will find a successful future. If one day we find a potential and profitable opportunity for MorphOS we will do our best to pull things back together.

R&B

This sounds good.

Let's hope this mess finally ends..

That is a statement I was waiting to hear...

Lets hope that the MOS core developers have a plan for their new OS.


(bad news is better than no news)

bbrv:

Seems very fine !

Gunne

Maybe it's time for MOS-Team statement?

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I see no ,,beer'' on this list.

I would hope for a statement from the MOS team now. Even if its a decision to stop Pegasos development and they will focus on embeded markets or something, just a statement of the facts would help us all.

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[ Edited by Velcro_SP 01.09.2011 - 16:52 ]

A nice succinct statement of intent and a clear direction.

Can we please have the same from the MOS team?

[ Edited by JKD on 2005/1/15 15:44 ]

@BBRV

Well said.

--Aaron

Sounds good. Thanks BBRV!

David

Double posted again...

[ Edited by Aaron on 2005/1/16 12:56 ]

Good !!! But Does BBRV really own MorphOS ?
It seems like a good method to not pay developpers...

[ Edited by BatteMan on 2005/1/16 2:27 ]

IMHO this is very sad to see, but understandable after the Gerber
nuke. Perhaps impossible to do different after that? But coding is the
*easy* part in building a platform. Will MorphOS become another AROS
now? Two AROS projects, together twice as meaningless? Hobby projects
by a handful of hobby coders that can provide code but no potential
for commercial success and sustainable platform development? Genesi
obviously has not been able to do this for MorphOS after the 1.4
release either, but they certainly were before, and they may become
able to do this again.

But I guess the impatient ones has to do all this in a better way
by themselves now!

Anyway, I am a little bit surprized by the generousity here. After
half a million dollars and years of active platform building. But it's
good to see that they will continue to bundle 1.4 with ODW machines
and continue to support the OS in other ways still.

Good luck MorphOS!

@ BatteMan

I guess they own what they paid for. At least they should own *the
right to use* what they paid for. MorphOS 1.4 that is.

Quote:

Well...when's the last time you paid for something you didn't own? Silly comment, huh?

The last time I paid for something I don't own was when I bought a T-Shirt.



[ Edited by DSLCC on 2005/1/15 19:41 ]

[ Edited by DSLCC on 2005/1/15 19:42 ]

Hmm, after thinking about this for a few more moments I am answering
myself. This is my new interpretation:

Genesi is not giving up on MorphOS at all. They still have got
everything in 1.4, including the core of the OS. The OS can be further
developed in the future by Genesi together with anyone who has the
right coding skills. Some components of the 1.4 version of the OS that
needs updating may then have to be replaced/rewritten, if no other
solution can be reached at that point in time. This will take various
amount of work and resources, but it can be done. So there may still
be hope for the platform IMHO!



What's new here is the statement that Genesi will not use, nor claim
the right to use in future, any "post 1.4" code made by certain
developers. They are instead totally free to further develop and use
this code in any way they seem fit. The developers in question that
may be interested in doing so, could give it away, sell it, throw it
away or do whatever they like with it. They could give it/sell it to
AROS or OS4. They could even start a business based on it and perhaps
sell separate upgrade packages, based on *their* branch of the code,
to current MorphOS 1.4 users (which many probably would buy). Perhaps
they can even try to put together a complete new OS of themselves,
with or without Quark and other similar components, the licensed parts
of the 1.4 release, etc, etc. Who knows? That would take a hell of a
lot more effort and risc willingness from those brave coders, but if
they are serious enough in their efforts, I think some nice results
can be achieved. At least code-wise.

In any way, I think we see a fork here.

You tend to forget one thing. Many of the parts that were licenced, were licenced by Thendic-France, not Genesi SARL. This might cause some problems in the above plan, as in that case, the parts are not owned by Genesi, despite being paid for, for the same reason for which Genesi does not owe the developers any money. Different companies, different obligations and licences.

@bbrv

glad to hear it

Quote:

Which MOS team are we refering to? The one featured on morphos.net (guest starring Wayne Hunt and Jens Schoenfeld) or the other one which is actually doing all the work?

@Darth_X

Both.

--Aaron

DSLLC : BBRV doesn't own the MOSTeam, so he couldn't give the liberty to us.
He doesn't want anymore MOS1.5 'cause he doesn't want to pay. It's clear now ?

Sounds good, now may we see a statement from the MOS-team?

Quote:

Thats been clear all along. What most of us are looking for is some real information from the developers on the direction MorphOS is now going if at all any more. Will it continue on the Pegasos? Will it continue at all as a consumer level OS or move to something else? Now is the time to let us all know.

Quote:

What part of "Any new version of MorphOS for the Pegasos won't happen before the above counters reach zero" you don't understand?