On 10/17/2017 8:44 AM, Jim Hall wrote: > My thoughts: > > > FreeDOS is meant to be an open source software replacement for MS-DOS. > As such, "FreeDOS 2.0" must maintain compatibility with MS-DOS. I am > not suggesting changing core compatibility. "FreeDOS 2.0" needs to > remain 16-bit, with a single-user single-tasking command-line > environment that runs on PCs. Compatibility is key! +1000 (and then some) > > However, in looking at what "FreeDOS 2.0" might be, I think we are > maintaining some legacy softare that doesn't need to be part of "base" > anymore. So in looking at "FreeDOS 2.0," I am thinking about changing > what tools and utilities are installed when you choose "Base packages > only" versus "Full installation." > > Let's start a discussion: > > (1) What does "Base" mean in 2017 or 2018? I think there are some > packages we might take out of "Base" and move into a "Compat" package > group, such as: > > APPEND > ASSIGN > GRAPHICS > JOIN > SUBST > others? > > (2) Are there other packages we should install "Base" by default? I > don't want to make this a free-for-all, but perhaps there are some > utilities that should be "promoted" to "Base." What utilities do you > think should be moved to "Base" in "FreeDOS 2.0"? For me, any "Base" would mean that it contains everything that is contained in a default MS-DOS 5.0 (or 6.22) set of floppy disk. That would include those utilities that you marked for removal above. Excluding them would IMHO violate your previously "Compatibility is key!" mantra. One should be able to just replace a MS-DOS 5.0/6.22 set of disks with a "base" FreeDOS disk set and have identical functionality...
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