Hi Blair,
> > I think that the new distro idea about a collection of batch files is > > really good. > > Actually, I am writing a more advanced method of managing packages > right now to overcome the limitations of batch. That is great news! > > - Make the distribution easy to update. > > I'm hoping to have an update.bat in the root directory of the next ISO > so that users can update anything that has changed. Again. > > - Get comercial software inside the distro, not the software but an > > install script/method. > > I have already a package that can download vide-cdd.sys and set it up. > This isn't in any of the released ISOs yet, though. and again. > > - Or from source install for developers. > > It would be neat to allow a developer to compile every package from > scratch automatically if they only installed source packages. This is > similar to Gentoo. Yep. > > - Bandwith from everybody could be used. (just live the package in a > > place the install program can fetch) > > I had this in mind, but that would require someone to host all of the > packages for download on the internet. Not really, for instance you are already using bandwih from f-prot site. Am I right? > > - Make install scripts easier for virtual machines (vmware, bochs, > > qemu...) and emulators (dosemu) since they all have the same network > > cards, at the same address, perhaps. > > I will add an option to the new crynwr.bat I am preparing that will > set up a QEMU-compatible packet driver. Oh boy! I'm dying to put my hands on it . :) Thanks Blair, Carlos ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
