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Titolo: Amiga World E-Zine e supporto per gli sviluppatori

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Amiga's Support Program 
On April 1st, 2000, Amiga Inc. broke the alleged 'Amiga curse' by
displaying and giving away the new Developer Reference Platform at St.
Louis Missouri. The Developer Reference Platform is not an end-user
computer, but rather a developer box designed to allow a developer to
create new applications for the modern Amiga computer. None-the-less,
this will the first new piece of hardware released by the owners of
Amiga in over ten years.  
Coinciding with the release of the Developer Reference Platform was both
the Amiga Developer Support Program (ADSP) and the Amiga Developer
Support Network (ADSN). These two structures will provide the backbone
of support on which the next generation Amiga OS will be developed.  
Amiga Inc. will provide a tier based system of support that allows
developers to select the level of support best suited to their needs
from both a programming and financial standpoint. The specific hardware
configuration of the Developer Reference Platform along with the Beta
Amiga OS software will be released only to ADSP registered members and
beta testers who are required to sign NDA agreements with Amiga Inc.
Most of the support ADSP members gain will be provided through the Amiga
Developer Support Network and access to the ADSN will be available only
to ADSP members. 
The Amiga Developer Support Program (ADSP) 
 
Premier Partners 
This is the highest level of developer support and is best utilized by
very large commercial companies. Companies who join as Premier Partners
will enjoy a close working relationship with Amiga Inc. support staff.
They will generally have a large contingent of developers working on
Amiga projects and will need much more access than the typical developer
due to the depth and scope of their projects.  
Premier Partners are entitled to 24/7 acknowledgements to any issues
they raise with Amiga developer support staff and will receive Beta
builds, OS/software demos, samples and API's as soon as they become
available. They will receive ten free Developer Conference tickets to a
DevCon nearest their location and a total of ten free Developer
Reference Platforms will come with the Premier Partner level of support
as well. Premier Partner support will be available for $50k USD
annually. 
 
Pathfinders 
The second level of developer support is called Pathfinder. Pathfinders
will generally be medium sized commercial companies who have ten or more
developers working on specific projects.  
Pathfinders will enjoy a 24-hour turn around on acknowledgements for any
issues or reports they make to Amiga developer support staff as well as
having access to the latest Betas, demos, samples, and APIs within 24
hours of their availability. Pathfinders will receive 5 free DevCon
tickets and a maximum of 5 free Developer Reference Platforms. This
level of support will be available for $10k USD annually. 
 
Trailblazers 
The third level of support is called Trailblazer and will be most
economical for smaller development companies consisting of 1-3 active
developers.  
Trailblazers will have a 48-hour turnaround of acknowledgement for any
issues reported to Amiga developer support staff. They will have timely
access to most Betas, demos, samples, and APIs. Trailblazers will
receive a 10% discount to all DevCons but will receive no free Developer
Reference Platforms. This level of support will be available for $500
USD annually. 
 
Scouts 
The fourth and final level of Amiga developer support will be called
Scouts. Scouts support will be mainly suited to small companies or
single developers who just wish to developer smaller applications or
whose programming abilities do not yet warrant a full developer
account.  
Scouts will have access to Betas, demos, samples, and APIs through
online support and receive acknowledgement to any issues raised within 3
working days. Scouts will not receive a free Developer Reference
Platform nor will they be eligible for any discounts to DevCons. There
is no annual fee to join this level of support.  
 
Amiga Developer Support Network (ADSN) 
 
Taking the lead, Amiga Inc. chose to establish one of the first
multi-national, multi-lingual developer support programs in the
industry. The ADSN will be a dynamic web-oriented structure that will
provide virtual 24/7 support to all ASDP members. Developers who join
the ADSP at any level will have access to the ADSN and be entitled to
the following tools and benefits dependent upon the level of their ADSP
membership.  
 
vDeveloper Reference Platform with full Developer install CD. Developer
boxes will be equipped with the latest hardware as per Amiga's specs at
time of release, but the details of what hardware will comprise this
system will remain privileged information for registered developers
only. 
vDeveloper Tools will be accessible online and from the Developer CD
that will come with each Developer Reference Platform. These tools will
be C/C++ based. Developer CDs will also be sold online to ADSP members. 
vCode Samples will be available online from the ADSN and will be updated
periodically as internal and external developers add to the maturing OS. 
vThe ADSN will have an elaborate system called Faq-O-Matic which is a
running database of questions from developers and answers from support
staff or internal developers. 
vA simple and effective web-searchable bug-tracking database called
Bugzilla will be available to ADSP members to help discover and track
bug reports through completion. 
vMessage Boards using the "Ultimate Bulletin Board" system will be
available to all ADSP members. Premier Partners and Pathfinders will
have a separate set of message boards for their levels of support, but
may also visit all message boards if they so choose. A suggestions board
will also be available to help improve the support structure.  
vMajordomo Mailing lists will be available to help proliferate bug
reports, report coding issues, or receive instant help with specific
problems. Mailing lists will be available to each level of ADSP
membership. Premier Partners and Pathfinders may also have access to the
Trailblazer/Scout mailing list if they so choose. 
vThe ADSN will host regular IRC chats between fellow developers to
exchange new information, to allow developers to speak with internal
coders, and to have contact with Amiga management directly.  
vICQ or AIM messaging system that each support member will subscribe to
and have running when online. It allows a registered developer to make
immediate contact with any support person they may find online when they
log into their Internet account.  
vA programming code database called CVS that not only holds code builds
by date or build number, but will also allow registered developers to
see what stage we are at vs. what build they currently have on their own
developer box. If their build is lower than ours, they will be able to
access CVS to update their current build. 
vAn Online Developer Mall will be available only to ADSP members so they
may purchase softbound books, documentation, Developer Reference
Platforms, Developer CD's, and other assorted developer materials. 
vAn Online User Mall will also be available to the ADSP members where
they can sell registered copies of their software direct to users.  
vA monthly "Developer Zone" eZine will be distributed online to ADSP
members that will contain development news, tidbits, helpful hints, and
many articles of interest to developers. 
vHardware/software certification and licensing through Amiga Inc.'s
Developer Support will certify hardware and software as compatible with
Amiga hardware and software references. Participation in this program
will entitle developers to use Amiga logos on packaging and in marketing
as well as being able to list their official Amiga certification on
their product packaging. A listing of certified hardware/software will
be available from the Amiga website. Use of Amiga the certification
process will require that Amiga Inc. actually receive one of the said
products for testing with Amiga's developer platform. Licensing fees for
all licensed Amiga Products will be on a per unit sold basis (10%
royalty hardware, $1.00 per unit first year and $3.00 thereafter
software) by the developer. The OS royalty will be $35.00 per copy. 
vAll ADSP members will receive firsthand knowledge from the CEO or VP of
Development about the future direction of Amiga prior to any public
release of this information.  
vMulti-lingual, multi-national support in 6 languages and from 4
different countries. The Countries are Sweden, Germany, Canada and USA
and the supported languages will be Swedish, German, Finnish, English,
Dutch, and Italian. Spanish and French will be added soon.  
vA searchable database of all programming issues, bugs, developer
listings, Beta testers, and other developer resources will be available
to ADSP members to help maximize their projects.  
 
To join the ADSP, a developer simply needs to email 
deve...@amiga.com
.
Once Amiga is contacted at this address the developer will be forwarded
an Amiga NDA along with other pertinent information. Once the developer
returns the signed NDA, they will be given an official Amiga developer
number and login information for the ADSN.  
Those interested in becoming Beta testers should contact Amiga at
be...@amiga.com
 and all appropriate information will be sent to them once
this contact is made. Beta tester will be required to sign an Amiga NDA. 
Beta Testers will NOT have access to the ADSN unless they are
specifically chosen as a beta tester for internal work. However, they
will be logged into Amiga's developer database as a registered beta
tester. Once on this database any ADSP member can search the database
for a beta tester that suits their needs.  
ADSP members who use Amiga's beta services will be required to offer a
free registered version of any applications tested to each beta tester
on their team. This will be the sole payment received for beta testing
under our program. 
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Saluti,
Fabio Alemagna