▁even ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁actually ▁based ▁on ▁st olen ▁Am iga OS ▁source ▁code . ▁No ▁evidence ▁to ▁support ▁either ▁claim ▁ever ▁became ▁public , ▁neither ▁did ▁any ▁legal ▁action ▁against ▁Mor ph OS ▁take ▁place , ▁although ▁neither ▁prevent ed ▁such ▁views ▁being ▁repeated ▁commonly ▁in ▁public ▁Am iga ▁for ums ▁and ▁ma iling ▁lists ▁and ▁even ▁accepted ▁as ▁fact ▁by ▁some . ▁This ▁situation ▁was ▁infl amed ▁by ▁ex - Com mod ore ▁engineer ▁Dave ▁Hay nie , ▁who ▁back ed ▁up ▁H erman ' s ▁claims : ▁" If ▁you ▁have ▁seen ▁the ▁Am iga ▁source ▁code , ▁you ▁cannot ▁produce ▁a ▁leg ally ▁separate ▁work - ali ke ", ▁though ▁again ▁without ▁any ▁direct ▁evidence . ▁ ▁The ▁dispute ▁did ▁not ▁enter ▁the ▁courts , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁for ums ▁the ▁argument ▁was ▁bitter . ▁Herm ans ▁claimed ▁that ▁Bill ▁Buck , ▁who ▁lead ▁the ▁Gen esi ▁company ▁fund ing ▁Mor ph OS , ▁was ▁a ▁" con - art ist ". ▁ ▁E vert ▁Cart on ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁man aging ▁partner ▁position ▁after ▁Herm ans ▁stepped ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁time ▁for ▁daily ▁administrative ▁work . ▁Tim othy ▁de ▁Gro ote ▁became ▁another ▁partner ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Dis put e ▁and ▁settlement ▁with ▁Am iga , ▁Inc . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Hyper ion ▁was ▁su ed ▁by ▁Am iga ▁In cor por ated ▁for ▁tra dem ark ▁in fr