> > would be nice to always use UPPER CASE for variable names. Some
> Yes, it is usual convention in *NIX bash scripts, it _should_ be used in
> FreeDOS world!

I agree

> IMHO i18n should be done by _POST_install_ scripts. Anyone who want to
> install FreeDOS should, at least, _read_ English documentation/help/etc.
>  and _understand_ _what_ instaler ask. IMHO it is better to write
> several  help pages about installing FreeDOS in different languages
> (like DE, ES, RU, etc... I could help w/ writing Russian help...) and
> put them on freedos.org After installing a system user could choose
> preferred language...

I agree with Eric here; this would discourage people who can't read english.

> About Open Watcom... Can we use it as main FreeDOS C compiler (like GCC
> in Linux systems)? Now we have many packages that require OW, GCC, BCC,
> TCC, Digital Mars C, etc. for compilation. Also porting all assembler
> sources to NASM is a good idea. Any FreeDOS user (if he want) should be
> able to recompile _any_ program.

I believe that OW is already the main FreeDOS C compiler, but many
apps were already written by the time it became so.  For example,
FreeCOM can only be compiled with TCPP 1.1.  I tried to port it to OW
using my C-library, but the build process creates a resource based on
the TCPP map file, so this will take extra effort.  Most other
programs should be compileable with OW when coupled with my C-library

-- 
Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change
color and fall from the trees.
   David Letterman (1947 - )

See ya

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