Unfortunatley, I think this is bad news for any further development of AVD, and any future developments for OS4 by Jamie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . But!! I am willing to be proved wrong.
This changes nothing at all, AVD is still dead in the waters and can only be developed in the spare time.
And I can't see why AInc made a press release about hiring a programmer.. unless they had no one to begin with.. for then they can start saying its now moving in the rigth direction and we can await a new relase in about 50 years.
To be honest it is a press release for the sake of a press relase, means nothing.
rwo wrote: And I can't see why AInc made a press release about hiring a programmer.. unless they had no one to begin with.. for then they can start saying its now moving in the rigth direction and we can await a new relase in about 50 years.
Well, I can see a reason for this press release. Jamie has released OS4 programs and a lot of people within the OS4 community respect him. This adds some credibility to A. Inc. that they've hired someone who's coding ability we trust.
But Amiga Inc releasing the completed AVD could be the new foundation!?
I don't know whether this is good news but I can't see it being bad in anyway.
AVD _IS_ AFAIK a sparetime project it might still be or it might be that Amiga Inc wants to take it under their wings. If they do the latter and get it finished, it means they are actually showing some interest in OS4 (maybe because there is no OS5 ;)
Will be exiting to see what Jamie is up to, I think he's a clever guy who wouldn't go with A.inc unless they have showed him something concrete.
Troels wrote: AVD was AFAIK a sparetime project it might still be or it might be that Amiga Inc wants to take it under their wings. If they do the latter and get it finished, it means they are actually showing some interest in OS4 (maybe because there is no OS5 ;)
It started out as a full-time project, but eventually he needed to do other work in order to eat.
There have been many stories throughout the years of coders being hired, their projects raped and pillaged, and the coders end up with nothing. Paul Nolan was a typical example of good coders that ended up being owed a load of money through direct dealings with Amiga and it's associates. Lets hope Jamie doesn't end up in the Amiga history books for the wrong reason....
Amiga Inc releasing the completed AVD could be the new foundation!?
I don't know whether this is good news but I can't see it being bad in anyway.
AVD _IS_ AFAIK a sparetime project it might still be or it might be that Amiga Inc wants to take it under their wings. If they do the latter and get it finished, it means they are actually showing some interest in OS4 (maybe because there is no OS5 ;)
Will be exiting to see what Jamie is up to, I think he's a clever guy who wouldn't go with A.inc unless they have showed him something concrete.
If Jamie uses any of the AVD code in an Amiga INC project, while he is an employee, then that code belongs to AInc, and cannot be used in any other project. Thats why Drawstudio cannot be released under GPL. So to me, this looks like goodbye AVD.
Hello everyone, I have just posted the following on my website and thought I should post it here as well:
"Today Amiga Inc. publicly announced my decision to officially join forces with them, and come on board as a full time employee. I am confident that working directly with Amiga, and helping to reach our mutual goals, is the best way I can support the Amiga Community at this time.
I know there are questions and concerns about how this impacts the AVD and FreeAVD project. Please let me assure you that if I did not believe this to be a positive move toward the completion and delivery of AVD, I would not have made it. Equally, if for any reason completed software can NOT be delivered to anyone who has already made an advance purchase, I will personally see that 100% of all collected funds are returned in full. This project has always been open, honest, and above board; with the sole aim of helping to bring more developers, and hence more software, to the Amiga platform.
I foresee great things for the future of the Amiga platform, and as always I greatly appreciate your support."
If Jamie uses any of the AVD code in an Amiga INC project, while he is an employee, then that code belongs to AInc, and cannot be used in any other project. Thats why Drawstudio cannot be released under GPL. So to me, this looks like goodbye AVD.
That would be the way I see it too. One option I see... the current code is not part of the hire, and he can release it open source for some one else to continue. Everyone who belives that might happen raise your hand.
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