Yokemate of Keyboards
Posts: 12073 from 2003/5/22
From: Germany
>>> In other words, the same ported and cleaned 3.1 sources that allegedly
>>> was once used as a foundation for OS4
>>...and AmigaOS 3.5 and 3.9 before that.
> HYPE don't have access to 3.5 and 3.9 sources.
Nobody said they had. What I say is that they have access to the AmigaOS 3.1 ANSI C sources AmigaOS 3.5 and thus 3.9 are based on, and also this release of 3.1 is likely based on.
> These days [...] 3.9 is considered an illegal pirate release.
By whom? It's still being sold:
http://www.vesalia.de/e_os39.htmhttp://www.amistore.de/Software/Betriebssysteme/Amiga-OS-3-9-Amiga-CD-ROM::74864.htmlhttp://www.ggsdata.se/index.php?page=php/showproduct.php?art_id=12302http://www.gentle-eye.fi/softa.html3.5 and 3.9 are even mentioned as regular releases on Hyperion's official AmigaOS site and Wiki:
http://www.amigaos.net/content/10/history-amigaoshttp://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/AmigaOS_Versions