At 08:45 AM 8/15/2006 +0200, Japheth wrote: >but of course you will argue now that this is also very uncommon, because why >installing EMM386 if no UMBs are wanted? ;)
Nah, I'm still waiting for a good explanation of how using UMBPCI and EMM386 is a common, or a not very uncommon, or even a desirable configuration. But, to be honest, I don't care much. I'm done. I'm free. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune provide little sting. I've added all the features I saw a need for when I came aboard (several EMS 4.x functions, XMS 3.0 support, increased A20 environment testing in HIMEM, VCPI support, plus a potpourri of minor modifications); stabilized a few shaky bits; cleaned up the sources as circumstances warranted; and generally served my stint. All with a lot of help from other people. It's time to move on, let the next person step in. So, now all I'm doing is helping a couple of people with support and testing of specific application/environment problems. And depending on the results, I might actually have another minor patch or two to apply -- post FreeDOS 1.0 -- before I fade into obscurity. You could take on an official programming or contributor role to the project. Users would be thrilled to have a motivated recruit with ideas for new features and modifications, brimming with coding zest and energy. I realize it's not nearly as much fun as poring over old source code to find edge conditions and posting cute comments about them here, but ultimately you might find it a lot more rewarding. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
