Could be, but there is more than one way to skin a cat. (edit: that was not an AROS jibe)
We could just as easily port Workbench 6 to PPC and dual boot AmigaOS.
Or AmigaOS and Workbench 6 could run simultaneously through some sort of hypervisor.
Or they could port AmigaOS to x86 and have the option of Workbench 6 as dual boot or maybe even in a hypervisor mode.
I'd prefer the latter to get AmigaOS on our 5+Ghz hardware and we're only going to support a limited set of mobos anyway.
Hyperion could even speed that process up by using AROS as a base and add proprietary extensions. The AROS devs would probably even be okay with it.
Another option might be presented via an initial PPC emulation on x86, with calls to native routines later.
The question is, what approach is going to bring Hyperion the most revenue in the end.
Staying on PPC with us potentially selling their equipment, or going over to x86 and potentially working with us.
Note, that I am neither confirming nor denying that any of this was discussed.
I wasn't present at the discussions anyway.
I am not sure if any of the above makes business sense for any party either.
Honestly though, how hard is it to download AROS and get most of the functionality of AmigaOS anyway.
Down the track AROS will advance, and our Workbench X will also.
Doing all this now or later is a tough thing for either party to justify and no matter what anyone does there'll always be complaints
Fonte:
http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic_id=33152&forum=28&start=300&viewmode=flat&order=0
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