... > Again from the homepage: > "If you are new to DOS, we recommend you use an emulator to install > and boot FreeDOS." Most user KNOW that they can use an emulator now... > I would remove this sentense, because it isn't good, to tell new > users, that they SHOULD use another host-operating-system. >
Here's the reason I put the comment about emulators on the front page: At the time, I had received several angry emails from irate newbies who had downloaded this new FreeDOS thing, and decided to try it out. They hadn't paid attentions to the messages telling them they were about to format their hard drive, or they didn't realize what "format" meant, or they sort of assumed FreeDOS would somehow be smart enough _not_ to wipe their Windows partition. They wanted to know what I was going to do to get their data back. So I added the text about using an emulator if you are new to DOS in an effort to reduce the number of newbies who accidentally wiped their systems while trying out DOS. It seems to have worked - I haven't received any such emails since then. :-) BTW, that's also why I added the "stop now" disclaimer on the Download page. -jh ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
