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Minuous · 02 March 2017, 14:10

Yes, AROS 68K will run most OS3.1 apps, and also most OS3.5/3.9 apps if the relevant missing bits from AmigaOS 3.9 are copied over.

But the thread is about how to open source AmigaOS. OS3.1 has already been leaked, so OS3.5 and later are what now needs to be open sourced. AROS intends to be limited to OS3.1 plus some AROS-only extensions. I don't see how that will help with open sourcing AmigaOS. The OS3.9/4 source has to be purchased from H&P/Hyperion, recreated by decompilation or rewritten by revising the OS3.1 sources (or from scratch in the case of new components).

02 March 2017, 14:10	#133
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,640	Yes, AROS 68K will run most OS3.1 apps, and also most OS3.5/3.9 apps if the relevant missing bits from AmigaOS 3.9 are copied over. But the thread is about how to open source AmigaOS. OS3.1 has already been leaked, so OS3.5 and later are what now needs to be open sourced. AROS intends to be limited to OS3.1 plus some AROS-only extensions. I don't see how that will help with open sourcing AmigaOS. The OS3.9/4 source has to be purchased from H&P/Hyperion, recreated by decompilation or rewritten by revising the OS3.1 sources (or from scratch in the case of new components).