When I look back I see a computer platform that was superior to every other. It had amazing hardware and a fast multitasking operating system. It could have been the standard for personal computers. But it failed , not only because commodore was doing bad things , but mainly because of IBM. IBM was the main factor in computer development , and when it launched the idea of the "pc" not even Apple had a chance.
Anyway history moved on and after many turns we ended up with three "A" platforms plus emulators. We have the official AmigaOS , MorphOS and AROS.
I think that this actually is a good thing. It gives the users the possibility to pick whatever they like and gives the developers the opportunity focus on different areas. I think that the classic "A" platforms listed aboves still have a important role to fill together with emulators.
I for myself is a happy MorphOS user and I have no intention to leave that platform.
However as a developer I have decided to go in another direction.
I still believe that the "A" way of doing things is something that users want. But I also believe that the OS base is very outdated and suffers from several weaknesses. So I have decided to go with the Anubis project.
Anubis aims to be a "A" like system but with the Linux kernel as a foundation. I really don't want another Linux distribution , but a new OS. I hope that old "A" users will feel at home in the Anubis environment rather than Linux users. This is a requirement for me.
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