> Our kernel is only ca 40 kilobytes on disk, which is quite small. >> Kernel grows bigger each release, but the compatibility with MS-DOS >> still not finished, the syntax in CONFIG SYS still have a big diff
> Agreed, the config sys syntax differs considerably. yes. And unless someone sits down and codes a MS-compatible config.sys parser, this won't change. >> Fastest way to change even need no coding: to clear up the naming >> scheme and version of the FreeDOS, drop the confusing "2036test" or >> "082pl3" and back to simpler one. > We could name the FreeCOM and kernel versions according to their > SVN revisions. Note that stable is at 2038 release candidates, > not at 2036 test. Unstable/testing branch is at 2037 and has not > been stabilized / audited / moved towards 2039 for a while (the > numbering scheme now is Linux style: Even for stable, odd for > devel/testing/unstable editions :-)). a) linux no longer has this scheme b) freedos never had this, and shouldn't have this just kick out the useless 2037 kernel(merge any useful stuff into 2038); that's it >> After the new scheme deployed, that will have a certain impact to the >> boring scene, and let the DOS developers that FreeDOS still active. Yes, I also see that changing the number scheme really shows that FreeDOS is under active development ;) >> Something like this will be even better: >> http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/status.php?show_status=1&begaming_website_session=afded9279c6b3e3b5b5b863917bc122d for marketing: maybe for any other purpose this website is complete bullshit (or can you explain what 95% *means* ?) Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
