On 1/26/2015 1:27 PM, JAYDEN CHARBONNEAU wrote: > I have noticed that this is an explosive topic.Some people think it > doesn't matter the source,and others disagree.From what I'm reading (I > may be wrong),but it seems from what I'm reading in this discussion > that a program can only be submitted to freeDOS if it is made with a > specific compiler. Well, I think that there are two separate issue at hand here.
1) Jim (and a couple others) would like to see that each and every piece of software associated with FreeDOS is written in an Open Source programming language. There is not directly any definitive rule about a specific compiler or language being used, but at there is some general preference to use C, with the preferred compiler being used being first Turbo C (back in the good old days 8-) ) and later OpenWatcom, after it was released by Sybase as Open Source some 13/14 years ago. 2) another issue however is how well a certain language (or a specific implementation hereof) is suited for a certain task. For example, you are referring yourself to QBASIC,, which is an intepreter, requiring the QBASIC executable to be present to execute. That would eliminate it pretty much for a lot of low-level tasks, and not only for speed and memory requirement issues. It would be a pretty bad choice for a replacement or alternative for the existing command.com, just as command.com's batch processing "language" would be a (really) bad choice for a "security" program. Ralf --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
