This is like wanting Netflix on a dial up modem lol. On Oct 21, 2015 14:35, "Mateusz Viste" <mate...@viste.fr> wrote:
> Well, I'd say it's rather likely to be the other way around - your > massive zip is an incorrectly formatted version of the things I already > maintain since many years through the FDNPKG repo :) > > But I can't really say more about your massive zip, since I hadn't > analyzed it, I once quickly looked into it and stopped after seconds > when seeing that it has no chance to work (and I think I shared my > concerns with you then). > > I cannot guarantee it's all the 'latest and brightest' versions of > everything, since it's something I do with very little time, so it might > happen some of the packages are one version off sometimes. It's surely a > greatly updated version of the stock FreeDOS 1.1 though. > > Mateusz > > > > On 20/10/2015 21:31, Mercury Thirteen wrote: > > So the link you gave is the complete set of everything that will be > > included with FD1.2? Basically a correctly formatted version of the > > massive ZIP I assembled previously, no? > > > > Merc > > > > On 10/20/2015 3:26 PM, Mateusz Viste wrote: > >> On 20/10/2015 20:29, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. wrote: > >>> At present, I know very little about the FDNPKG. However, I thought it > >>> was 32-bit+ only. > >> The tool itself - yes. The package base is just that - a package base > >> with software. > >> > >> Here are all the repos: > >> > http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/repos/ > >> > >> And the "all_cd.iso" file present at the above link is an ISO CD with > >> everything already, it "only" needs an installer before we can call it > >> FreeDOS 1.2. > >> > >>> I do know that the new version needs to support 16bit > >>> legacy systems. > >> The installer certainly do. FDNPKG being 16bit sure would be "cool", but > >> I don't see it happening any time soon. I might do some ultra-light > >> 16bit version at some point, that would support only installation from a > >> zip file (ie. without any network support, no repository support etc). > >> Such version could then be used by installers that do not want to > >> reimplement package format support.. > >> > >> > >> Mateusz > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>> On 20/10/2015 16:44, Jerome Shidel wrote: > >>>>>> On Oct 20, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Mercury Thirteen < > mercury0x0...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Greetings! My apologies for not answering sooner, but I was slated > to > >>>>>> assemble the new release. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If we are not in a hurry, I will continue to do so as planned. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If we want this sooner than later, I will gladly transfer this to > >>>>>> another person as my free time is slim due to family and work, and > I do > >>>>>> not wish to unnecessarily delay the release date when someone with > fewer > >>>>>> pressing responsibilities is able and willing to do the work. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I'd be glad to hear some constructive feedback on this. > >>>>>> > >>>>> I'd be more than happy to not have to assemble it. If I must do it, > release time will range from late 11/15 to mid to late 2016. Mostly, this > is due to my "work" week being on average 80+ hours and other commitments. > With "free" time coming in small to large chunks. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>> On 10/20/2015 9:21 AM, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. wrote: > >>>>>>> I don’t see any volunteers for assembling the next release of > FreeDOS. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> So, as my limited free time permits this is my roadmap. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Complete version 1.0 of V8Power Tools. > https://github.com/LoopZ/V8Power <https://github.com/LoopZ/V8Power> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Implement items remaining on FDI Roadmap. > https://github.com/shidel/FDI <https://github.com/shidel/FDI> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Begin work on assembling packages for FreeDOS 1.2. > >>>> > >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel >
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