[Freedos-devel] Re: [Freedos-cvs] kernel/kernel task.c,1.39,1.40

2004-03-21 Thread Arkady V.Belousov
Hi! 21-Мар-2004 15:31 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bart Oldeman) wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > A few suggestions from Arkady. Saves 5 bytes. :) > int nBytesRead, toRead = CHUNK; > seg sp = start_seg; > +while (1) > { >if (exe_size < CHUNK/16) > toRead = exe_size*1

[Freedos-devel] Re: [Freedos-cvs] kernel/kernel fatfs.c,1.52,1.53 proto.h,1.50,1.51 memmgr.c,1.27,1.28

2004-03-21 Thread Arkady V.Belousov
Салям! 21-Мар-2004 13:56 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bart Oldeman) wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > +void FAR * add_far(void FAR * fp, unsigned off) > { > + unsigned segment, offset; >if (FP_SEG(fp) == 0x) > +return ((char FAR *) fp) + off; > #ifndef I86 >if (FP_SEG(fp) == 0) > +return

Re: [Freedos-devel] Bootfix 1.3 info

2004-03-21 Thread Arkady V.Belousov
Hi! 21-Мар-2004 07:41 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (K McI) wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: KM> I tried bootfix 1.3 on FreeDOS b9p4 running in VPC 2004. I have KM> Running bootfix gets this: KM> Checking drive c: KM> Reading default BPB... KM> Done. KM> Reading current BPB... KM> WARNING: default and current BPB

Re: [Freedos-devel] Executable compresison, part II

2004-03-21 Thread Luchezar Georgiev
Too much unexpected things happen, as I see from the "clever SCO". Would you be surprised to know that in fact the one who stands behind SCO is... Microsoft? They've already paid them $8600 (http://www.opensource.org/halloween/halloween10.html) So M$ is already suing Linux! When they lose, t

[Freedos-devel] Bootfix 1.3 info

2004-03-21 Thread K McI
Hi, I'm a newbie around here, so I hope I don't tick too many people off with this 1st post ;) I tried bootfix 1.3 on FreeDOS b9p4 running in VPC 2004. I have installed nothing other then VPC DOS additions, and they just modify the Autoexec/FDconfig.sys. Running bootfix gets this: Checking dr

[Freedos-devel] Re: GNU GPL Version 3

2004-03-21 Thread Luchezar Georgiev
On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:43:35 -0500, David Turner wrote: A new version of the GPL is coming Real Soon Now * Minor updates throughout * Anti-DMCA clause * Clarified patent license grant * Source code must be available to users who use the software over a network * Prototype: Affero license (http://

Re: [Freedos-devel] Executable compresison, part II

2004-03-21 Thread Johnson Lam
On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 10:18:28 +0200, you wrote: Hi, >They did this already. Remember the Adobe vs Elcomsoft (Dmitry Sklyarov) >case. And they do this not only for "stealing ideas", but also for simple >disobedience (e.g. Slobodan Milosevic). Where's justice? >Yes, IV Reich will follow the fate

Re: [Freedos-devel] Executable compresison, part II

2004-03-21 Thread Luchezar Georgiev
If the US or any country can drag someone into prison because of "stealing idea" They did this already. Remember the Adobe vs Elcomsoft (Dmitry Sklyarov) case. And they do this not only for "stealing ideas", but also for simple disobedience (e.g. Slobodan Milosevic). this country or the world w

Re: [Freedos-devel] Executable compresison, part II

2004-03-21 Thread Johnson Lam
On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 09:22:41 +0200, you wrote: Hi Lucho, >At least for the kernel, be sure that there is no such code. And that's >impossible anyway since both the MS-DOS and DR-DOS kernels are 100% in >Assembler). But your thoughts bring up an idea. Is there among the >subscribers of this mai

Re: [Freedos-devel] Executable compresison, part II

2004-03-21 Thread Johnson Lam
On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 23:54:19 +0300 (MSK), you wrote: Hi Arkady, [ Declare: The following is MY point of view, I bear the responsibility, don't blame others! ] > Do you hear, that MS was pay 500,000,000 US$, because some small firm >say "we patented idea of automatically launched applications