On Tue, 7 May 2024, Ralf Quint via Freedos-devel wrote:
I don't think there is really a point in trying to get the whole thing
compiled with FOSS tools. This is just a Sisyphos task, for no or very
little gain. There is a reason why they included the old, matching tools
in the release.
I
On 5/3/2024 8:54 PM, Steve Nickolas via Freedos-devel wrote:
First big issue, and one I can only partially resolve. I'm taking a
strict approach to the contents of the TOOLS folder - want to get rid
of it and replace it with open-source equivalents. That means, most
practically, OpenWatcom
On Sat, 4 May 2024, Bernd Böckmann via Freedos-devel wrote:
Hello Steve,
Some of the code's pretty braindead, too. Especially what looks to
have come from IBM. I mean...house styles vary, but Algolization is
still just hideous-looking. But it goes beyond that - think some of
the
Hi!
Well, what is wrong with
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/repositories/unstable/pkg-html/fdisk.html
or alternatively
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/repositories/unstable/pkg-html/xfdisk.html
or even
Hello Steve,
Some of the code's pretty braindead, too. Especially what looks to
have come from IBM. I mean...house styles vary, but Algolization is
still just hideous-looking. But it goes beyond that - think some of
the utilities are going to need major rewrites. I'm thinking of
writing
On at 2024-05-03 23:54 -0400, Steve Nickolas via Freedos-devel wrote:
So I've had some thoughts regarding the MS-DOS 4 source drop, regarding
things I'd like to do with the code. I'm not really that good of a
coder and probably would only be able to do some of them myself. (I'd
kill for a
On Fri, May 3, 2024, 11:19 PM Steve Nickolas via Freedos-devel <
freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 3 May 2024, Jim Hall via Freedos-devel wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > The FSF people also say the Expat/MIT license is compatible with the GNU
> > GPL. You can copy code from an Expat
On Fri, 3 May 2024, Jim Hall via Freedos-devel wrote:
On Fri, May 3, 2024, 10:53 PM Steve Nickolas via Freedos-devel <
freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
So I've had some thoughts regarding the MS-DOS 4 source drop, regarding
[...]
(The obvious question:
Why not use what FreeDOS
On Fri, May 3, 2024, 10:53 PM Steve Nickolas via Freedos-devel <
freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> So I've had some thoughts regarding the MS-DOS 4 source drop, regarding
> [...]
> (The obvious question:
> Why not use what FreeDOS already has? A: Because I'd like to have the
>
So I've had some thoughts regarding the MS-DOS 4 source drop, regarding
things I'd like to do with the code. I'm not really that good of a coder
and probably would only be able to do some of them myself. (I'd kill for
a 3.3 drop - would obviate a lot of these things! And 5 and 6.2 even
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