> Are you happy with what software is included with FreeDOS? you are mixing up "FreeDOS" with "FreeDOS setup 1.x"
there was a lot of FreeDOS going on before this (IMO insane) FreeDOS 1.0 release. xyzDOS used to be mostly equivalent to be our "BASE" with few additions. at some point, someone decided to declare "FreeDOS" to be equivalent to "every software that runs on FreeDOS and has GPL licensing". without even asking. at first sight plausible. Unfortunately that means to throw 25 editors, 20 assemblers, and the decision to use DOSLFN or LFNDOS at the users. hint: one of both is more or less supported and bugfree, the other not. guess which one :-< luckily for "FreeDOS", developement has stalled. otherwise "FreeDOS" would be PetaBytes to download. insofar your attempt to discuss what should be "FreeDOS" is welcome. it just comes a little bit late. all that said: have a live CD and default setup for BASE and 7ZIP (zip and unzip don't handle newer ZIP archive methods). have a decent description what all these other "packages" might do. have more then 1 packet driver available to install those "packages". (used to be called "Programs") Tom _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
