Hi Eric, > While I agree that bug fixes are important, the argument that > the kernel needs to be TESTED before it can be made available > to anybody who could TEST does not convince me given that Jeremy > shared https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35OQjLYdvJ0
in what way did he "share" this? Do I have to join a dozen youtube channels, twitter feeds, instagram whatevers aso.? I'm fairly certain that this was NOT announced on freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net. > as EARLY as > 2021-07-24 to show that his patches support Win3 enhanced mode. This shows to me that you didn't ever try to run Win3 yourself (and most likely nobody else). the comments below the video are "Demonstration of latest FreeDOS kernel running Windows 3.1 in enhanced and standard mode. Uses both FreeCom and 4DOS command shells, but himem and emm386 from Windows distribution. FAT16/186 kernel". Note the "but himem and emm386 from Windows distribution". In what way is this even relevant to a FreeDOS distribution? And because nobody ever complained I assume nobody else ever tried this himself. It's also a "demonstration". Like "Hello World" in OS country. Real tests for Windows 3.1 compatibility are FAR more extensive then showing a message box with windows version. It's also possible that this kernel just implements some required interrupts by answering "is service XYZ available" with YES, but implements XYZ itself 20% wrong. Also why is "himem and emm386 from Windows distribution" required? Has this changed since 2021? > So as a compromise, I suggest to include BOTH kernel versions :-) as a compromise, I suggest to post this kernel binary so this can be tested by others, and explaining the himem/emm386 issues. Tom _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
