Thanks, Jim:

And it's because FreeDOS predates the term "open source" and the Open
Source Initiative that so much of our early history was so strongly
aligned with the Free Software Foundation (founded 1985). That's
actually why it's "FreeDOS" and not "OpenDOS" .. because for 4 or 5
years after we started FreeDOS, there was no "Open Source" model to
look to - only "Free Software" as defined by the Free Software
Foundation. But as I've said elsewhere: over time, I stopped
associating with RMS and the Free Software Foundation. Despite the
"Free" in our name, I think FreeDOS is more closely aligned to "open
source" these days.

How do such outfits get along? I mean, tech politics!
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