sexta-feira, 20 de abril de 2012

AROS Kitty from Sami Ryhänen

I've already been told to change the Blog or create another exclusively for Kitty. Well I might consider that in the future... But right now I'll keep sharing Images that several artists have produced regarding the Kitty Character. You can send directly to my email - just like the next one.


This one is from Sami Ryhänen (Thanks a lot Sami):




And she's a real fox! I really like the what the artist done with the hair and subtly worked around the feline pose. Besides I'm a real sucker for purple/magenta in the background!...
So here's one more Kitty - keep it coming.


Also I've added the Mascot reference to Wikipedia to AROS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AROS_Research_Operating_System


I've also tried to add AROS Kitty as an entry to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/AROS_Kitty), but unfortunately it got halted, with the comment that "The mascot doesn't appear to be independently notable of the OS". 

But like Alain Thelier wrote me:
Like Tux is not independently notable of the (Linux) OS.
You can make "Tux plush toy" or Tux mug" but it will remain an object with the Linux penguin
Whatever usage (game,object,etc...) you will do with Tux it will remain (in all minds)  the Linux penguin
So Tux dont have independance.

I guess it really sums it up my opinion. But I got to cover my bases well before I attempt to reason with the Wikipedia editor.


More images showing Kitty - Well here's a link to the banner of the natami forum:


Yep... It's Kitty on the Floppy Disk...

And another from Manu that it is in his site (Slipped this one):


quarta-feira, 18 de abril de 2012

The pills are really messed up!

I usually stay far away from the subjects at hand, but I believe that people give too much sentiment (in a loss for a better and no insulting term) to CUSA bussiness.
And that's what we are talking about - Business!...

On a recent Amiga.ORG thread someone gathered a bunch of questions for the CEO of CUSA, and here are the answers.

So here's my (and maybe a whole lot of people) perception of the ongoing projects and companies involved or indirectly contributing to the Amiga... hmmm... thing?!...


Well that might sound biased, but the truth is that people are making assumptions on what is right, or moral or convenient... That's a perception regarding what seems the goals and envolvement of diferent parties (which might be wrong on all accounts). There's no judgement passed here.

Not long ago (maybe 5/6 years ago) AROS was widely recalled as a EVIL or PROFANE piece of software that was hurting the Amiga community and legacy (and all other related terms)... Then it passed as gimmick, a toy and nothing would ever come of it.
Guess what - in 2012, people are starting to say "Well it may just be the future of AmigaOS"...
Some people which would claim a sanity/reality check on people advocating for AROS...
What has changed? Certainly not in financial terms... Things still being done at the expense of the developers good will and some bounties...

So I guess you should look at these image for what it is, and not what is meant to represent. There are some good intentions, but in (again that word) a reality check the words from CEO from CUSA (Barry whatever) sound reasonable to most of us, if we detach ourselves from the Amiga sentiment present in all of us. Liking it is quite a different thing, but does it really needs to be fighted?

I don't see me buying any hardware from CUSA, but hell - if they have the means to do what they want with Amiga name, am I going on terrorist rampage? Hell, no!
People will recognize good value for their money, and that's not Amiga brand that will change that aspect - CUSA will have to prove they have a better product. And for all accounts it might not do Amiga Community after all.

Although I really hoped the Amiga name had something to do with AROS/MorphOS/OS4 (that's just my humble opinion and you know what they say about opinions)....


Loved this passage:
Do you plan to begin some sort of a cooperation with the Amiga
community that has nurtured the legend for so many years?
What I mean is to convince (in a financial way) three Amiga
teams (AmigaOS, MorphOS, AROS) to work on one operational
system dedicated to one machine created by CUSA.
Unfortunately, there appears to be much animosity between the next
gen Amiga OS teams. We’ve made it quite clear that we would like
AmigaOS running on our x86 machines, so in terms of usefulness to
the collaboration, Hyperion could potentially do that with the
assistance of AROS. While it would be wonderful if MorphOS Team
could get involved, I don’t see how it could be directly useful.


Lovely, but truthful or even realistic? More like the intelegent answer!

P.S.: I still vouch for the Volunteers and everyone else helping those guys!...