Hello Eric, > That would be a pity. Tom can be very technical sometimes, > like 'do not suggest a feature, write the code and I will > tell you if it will become part of HIMEM...'. Sometimes he > can even be harsh.
that's true - and I don't apologize ;) > But there is also little visible interest in FreeDOS, little > applause. People just use it for basic tasks like unattended install > or as kernel for embedded systems, but you seldom get any feedback on, > say, GRAPHICS. seriously - would you use AnyDOS for your everyday work ? do you think anyone else does ? > Some things would need more maintainers: kernel, atapicdd, fdisk, > print/printq, ... IMO the thing most needing some *programming* is atapicd, the current version seems not to be usable (I never even tried it) >> well - developers don't need helpfiles. > No but you forget that there are users. from *MY* point of view: *I* don't care about other users as there are no endusers. *I* need something to boot from, and behave according the documentation found on *my* website. So I put some effort in programming to make kernel/himem/keyb usable. If this effort is reused by the Freedos community - fine. But don't excpect me to put more effort into this then *I* am willing to give. > Common problem in the open > source world. That world is filled by geeks who think that they > deserve better or more free (as in free beer and as in free speech) right. Actually I make a living by SELLING software. I'm certainly not one of these geeks. If these geeks thing they 'deserve' better software, they can have the documentation part ;) tom ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
