Excerpt from Rugxulo: > So that's bare minimum (not counting drivers / extensions like XMS or > DPMI or mouse or ...).
> But, even then, FSF hates mentioning or linking to proprietary > software, yet FreeDOS is meant to be binary compatible with as much > legacy software as possible. So it's the same problem as ReactOS: > https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.en.html I read that page, and it looks like a tall order to produce an OS or distro fully free by their criteria. Even mentioning how to get something nonfree disqualifies? >From that page: ReactOS ReactOS is meant as a free binary compatible replacement for Windows. Use with proprietary software and drivers meant for Windows is one of the stated goals of the project. I think that would also be true for FreeDOS, replacing "ReactOS" with "FreeDOS" and "Windows" with "DOS" (such as DR-DOS, MS-DOS and PC-DOS). It would be an awful tall order for FreeDOS to replace all legacy SCSI drivers and other hardware drivers with open-source versions. Part of the purpose of FreeDOS is to use with proprietary DOS software such as business applications (Quattro Pro for DOS, dBASE for DOS) and legacy DOS games. This could be said for DOSBox as well. I have run Borland Quattro Pro and dBASE under both DOSBox and FreeDOS. One of the goals of Wine is to use with proprietary Windows software. Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
