Yokemate of Keyboards
Posts: 2720 from 2003/2/24
Quote:vox wrote:
Quote:Kronos wrote:
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vox wrote:
MOS team could negotiate if systems could be offered with MOS license instead, but that would required MOS boxed edition.
Huh ?
Just install MorphOS + key before shipping -> no box required
Maybe throw in a CD-R as backup -> still no box required
I have seen MOS boxed edition and it should exist.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152119626194295&set=a.10151697755464295.1073741827.847479294&type=3&theater
For many reasons, including selling SAM460ex systems with it,
instead of OS 4.1
Frankly, I can't understand your obsession with boxes and pressed CD's? Compared to a downloadable ISO, it makes everything more expensive, it makes it more difficult to obtain, it takes a lot longer time to obtain it, it can quite easily be physically damaged, and it quickly gets old and outdated anyway. At least in the MorphOS world, where actual development is still conducted.
Everyone can easily get the very latest version of MorphOS, right now, right here:
http://morphos-team.net/downloads
...or if you like, here are the direct links to all MorphOS versions from v2.0 up to the current:
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-3.4.iso
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-3.3.iso
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-3.2.iso
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-3.1.iso
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-3.0.iso
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-2.7.iso
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-2.6.iso
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-2.5.iso
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-2.4.iso
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-2.3.iso
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-2.2.iso
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-2.1.iso
http://www.morphos-team.net/morphos-2.0.iso
These are all *full versions* (but with a time limit of about ~30 minutes if a valid license key isn't present), accessible for everyone in the world.
Difficulty to obtain: Very easy, just go to the official MorphOS site, and click "Download"
Time to obtain: Ranging from a couple of seconds to a few minutes (depending on your Internet connection)
Cost: 0 EUR (to download and try for 30 minutes per reboot)
Version: Always the latest (or the one you choose)
As a comparison, I actually bought OS4.1 recently (for my Pegasos) to just to try it out. Because of the "box system", here is my experience:
Difficulty to obtain: Kind of difficult, it's only available in a few places, not even Acube has it in stock. You have to search individual dealers in Acube's dealer list, few has it in stock, some doesn't even have a proper webshop and it can be unclear whether they have it in stock or not, and whether they will ship to other countries, etc.
Time to obtain: More than two weeks.
Cost: €138.85 EUR (including VAT and shipment of the box)
Version: Ancient. Then you will have to spend a great deal of time and effort of downloading/installing a whole series of updates, one on top of the other, to get the latest OS4.1.6 version.
IMHO, the winning strategy is quite obvious. It wasn't the box.
(And the CD I got was obviously used, it had scratches on the surface and didn't pass the "breath test", but that's a different matter).
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Keys could be shipped within each box or on box.
MorphOS keys aren't simple serial numbers that you could print on a box or put inside a CD case. MorphOS keys are binary files (hardcoded to a particular computers MAC address) that is stored on the hard drive where MorphOS is installed.
MorphOS is Amiga
done right! 
MorphOS NG will be AROS
done right!
