Yokemate of Keyboards
Posts: 4977 from 2009/1/28
From: Delaware, USA
Quote:
KennyR wrote:
Sorry, it's as clear as day from the wording that "the Software" and "AmigaOS 4" are two different things. If they weren't, there would be no need to keep reverting between one and the other, and simply call "AmigaOS 4" the software consistently and definite it clearly in the index.
As for claiming 3.1.4 wouldn't fall under AmigaOS 4 because it has some "backported" code - it's like putting your own sprinkles on someone's cake in the workplace fridge and claiming it was yours. Not gonna wash.
No, "the software" referenced is OS3.1. That is clear if you read the part I quoted. And it further states that they are not limited in using the source code and can produce other products, resell it, or sub-license it.
OS4 is mentioned in the settlement, but then so is the non-existant OS5.
The right to develop from 3.1 does not appear to be restricted as you seem to believe.
Its not limited to a soecific revision number, or a specific ISA.
It appears, from my reading of the entire document, that Hyperion is the sole licensee allowed to develop AmigaOS, at least from 3.1 and its source code.
Many of you might not like that, but the wording seems fairly clear.
"Never attribute to malice what can more readily explained by incompetence"
