Thanks to everyone for joining the FreeDOS virtual get-together today! We had a small group (probably because of the holidays) but we had a great conversation about the new website, asking about kernel updates, updates to the distribution, and our upcoming 30th anniversary on June 29 2024.
Let's wait until after the holidays to figure out when to have our next virtual get-together. I think we might look at either late January or early February, and that one should be another "technical" discussion. I'll ask about it here on the email list after the first week of January (probably around Jan 7?) so folks will have time to return from vacations. A few follow-up items: 1. We experimented with a few things on the new "test" website at https://test.freedos.org/ The test website currently shows the classic logo (we were experimenting with it) but I'll change it back to the regular logo we have been using. Based on the discussion, I'll also update a few links on the website - biggest changes are to remove the "info box" for the Slack site and add info boxes for our Facebook group and Mastodon channel. But overall, this is looking like a pretty solid website. I'll plan to put it live in the next few weeks. After the website, I'll put up the new wiki website and transfer the content. My goal is to move some of the content from the website into the wiki (any "how-tos" or "technical notes" and the free ebooks). 2. We discussed some changes folks have been making to the kernel, and asked that those off-list conversations be moved back to the email list so everyone can see them. So we should see those conversations popping up again. 3. We talked again about the test release, and focusing the LiveCD to something you can boot and run FreeDOS without installing it to a hard disk, but also having all the "core" packages on it so you can install a working not-minimal FreeDOS from it if you want to install to a system. The BonusCD should be all the developer packages, "power tools," etc. 4. The anniversary is coming up in June 2024. I'm trying to finish a 2024 calendar that you can buy (at low cost, if you want it in print) or download (if you just want the images). I'm trying to finish grading a bunch of university classes that I teach, so I haven't had time to finish the calendar - but grades are due soon and the calendar will follow shortly after. _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
