If you just want to do the EULA thing, you can put a generic, this contains
free software based on several licenses, including GNU GPL, MIT, and BSD.
By continuing with this install, you accept all applicable licenses. To
view them in detail, view C:\FREEDOS\DOC.
On Sep 10, 2015 9:34 PM, "Jerome Shidel" <jer...@shidel.net> wrote:

>
> > On Sep 10, 2015, at 9:22 PM, Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 8:05 PM, Jerome Shidel <jer...@shidel.net>
> wrote:
> >> [..]
> >> I have the FDI 1.2 prototype installer about 30% done already.
> >
> > Excellent!
> >
> >
> >> Next up:
> >>
> >> Locate packages to install. No sense going any farther if they can't be
> found.
> >>
> >> To display Eula. Accept or quit? (Reminds me to finish vview utility in
> V8PT)
> >>
> >> Give install options:
> >> 1 basic
> >> 2 full (default?)
> >> 3 basic + sources
> >> 4 full + sources
> >> Quit
> >>
> >> Do sys c:
> >> Do install packages.
> >>
> >> Do we are done thanks. Quit or reboot?
> >
> > I don't know about displaying the EULA. There are many free software /
> > open source licenses used in the FreeDOS distribution. The kernel and
> > many utilities in Base are under the GNU GPL, but many other programs
> > are under the BSD license, or MIT license, etc. I don't think you want
> > to display all of those for an EULA.
> >
> > I think a simple info screen will suffice. Something like:
> >
> >> Welcome to FreeDOS!
> >>
> >> FreeDOS is a free version of DOS, an operating system that you install
> >> on your computer. FreeDOS is made up of many smaller programs, called
> >> utilities.
> >>
> >> Most of FreeDOS is distributed to you under the GNU General Public
> >> License, a free software license that guarantees you have access to
> >> the source code. Other parts of FreeDOS are distributed under a
> >> similar license that includes source code.
> >>
> >> For details on the specific licenses used in FreeDOS, refer to the
> >> documentation. This is usually installed in C:\FDOS\DOC
> >
> >
> > But I lack the time just now to make that shorter or clearer. :-)
> >
>
> Yeah, your right. There is no "one Eula to rule them all"
> No Eula page then.
>
> Hummm....
> How about on welcome page? Something like:
>
> 1 Continue to install
> 2 More information
> 3 Quit
>
> >
> > Jim
> >
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