AROS' goal is it to create an OS which
- is as compatible as possible to AmigaOS 3.1
- can be ported to different kinds of CPUs, for example Intel x86,
PowerPC, Alpha, Sparc, HPPA and more.
- should be binary compatible on Amiga and source compatible on any
other hardware
- can run as a standalone version which boots directly from harddisk,
as an emulation which opens a window on an existing OS to develop software
and run Amiga and native applications at the same time and as a link
library which allows to create native applications with the comfort of the
AmigaOS
To reach this goal, we use a number of techniques. First of all, we make
heavy use of the Internet. You can participate in our project even if you
can write only one single OS function. The most current version of the
source is accessible 24h per day and patches can be merged into it at any
time. A small database with open tasks prevents all developers from doing
something twice.