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Originally Posted by wawa
@Samurai_Crow
are you sure? in this case its not ready for release, as it doesnt solve the licensing issues. a native aros driver would.
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The licensing issues were solved by using the open-source UAE-Gfx driver as a framework and releasing the source code under an MIT license along with a verifiable log assuring that this was developed independently of the methods used in the earlier attempt that required a commercial license. It was developed by famed open-source developer Jason McMullan who took the original Kickstart Replacement Bounty #1. He is also is a skilled Linux developer and knows how to navigate the legal waters regarding open-source development. I think the only drawbacks to this approach would be trying to bundle with the closed-source Kickstart image because it would require an independent download of the Picasso96 user package from the Aminet, and the people that worked on or saw the original P96 driver could not participate in the development of the open-source driver.