Hi,
On Aug 23, 2012 12:14 PM, "Ivan Shmakov" <oneing...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>> Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> writes:
>
> > A big reason I prefer zip is that zip files were the de facto
> > standard for distributing DOS software, long before FreeDOS. People
> > know how to us it, lots of other software (shareware, etc) is already
> > in zip file format, etc. And most importantly, it is a free format
> > whose definition is in the public domain, so it will remain free.
>
> For me, it's the last point that matters the most.
.ZIP is indeed awesome, and Info-zip is a bunch of indispensible tools
that I use every day. But there are many, many other compressors and
archivers.
> FWIW, I was thinking about making a combined “FreeDOS & Bloček”
> note for our SFD flyers (well, free software variant of PC DOS
> is not as impressive as a free software variant of PC DOS with a
> Unicode-enabled text editor),
But how useful is Unicode unless you have something to read / write? Also,
are you really needing to mix multiple languages / glyphs in the same doc?
Or just need the end resulting encoding to be in popular, compatible
format? If only the latter, copy and paste and iconv / recode etc. is
sufficient.
> but was quick to find that I can't
> even try Bloček myself, as it requires me to use some
> proprietary software first!
Do you want me to repack it in .7z for you? Most around here aren't as
idealistic enough to avoid all proprietary things. (I doubt any of us uses
a Lemote MIPS a la RMS, much less exclusively!)
If you want to edit Unicode in DOS, you have several options, e.g. GNU
Emacs 23.3 (DJGPP), Mined, Blocek, etc.
> BTW, do I understand it correctly that Bloček itself is free
> software (as in freedom)? And if so, will it be considered for
> inclusion into FreeDOS? (Or is it already included? I'm not
> really following this.)
It's part of "EDIT", though that section is far from exhaustive, other
choices still exist:
http://www.freedos.org/software/?prog=blocek
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