03 June 2021, 23:12 | #1 |
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AmigaOS & lha
OK, so this is probably a stupid question, but why doesn't Workbench/AmigaOS include the LHA command? It seems so fundamental and yet it isn't part of the default system.
Even the new OS3.2 doesn't include it, or a version of it - meaning everyone has to track it down and install it, as it's such a requirement to get going. Is there a reason that it isn't part of AmigaOS? 3.2 even natively supports ADF files, so why not LHA? Sorry, I was just curious - the reason is probably a very obvious one, perhaps a boring legal one...? |
03 June 2021, 23:32 | #2 |
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Yes, legal.
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04 June 2021, 00:17 | #3 |
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Its a 3rd party developed program, so belongs to someone else. Be nice if it had been integrated into Workbench....
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04 June 2021, 09:31 | #4 |
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Yes, would be good for them to work out how to integrate it, as it isn't a paid piece of software, no? Just needs goodwill from the creator I guess.
Or perhaps the Hyperion guys build their own so it's theirs - seeing as it is so vital. Either way, feels like a massive omission from the OS - and a particularly weird one, as it creates a real barrier to getting set up. The fantastic support for ADF shows how much of a difference it would make to be there out of the box. Anyway, I'm sure they've thought of it. |
04 June 2021, 20:58 | #5 |
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I think the commodore developer disks came with LHArc as it used a PD license.
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