usul schrieb:
>> You could put toghether FreeDOS 1.1...
>> most programs have new versions that are ok, but what is mostly needed
>> is put all of it toghether, test new versions, fix a few things and
> 
> This sounds like a good task for me to start. And I am most certainly willing.
> Would this be pulling together the compiled executables or will I have
> to compiled?

No compiling needed, only packaging, see
http://www.viste-family.net/mateusz/fdupdate/ and mail Mateusz Viste
directly if he doesn't see this thread if you are willing to help him
with the packaging.

To get the packaging is an important step before FreeDOS 1.1.

> Test environment:
> Virtual environment like QEMU or similar?

That's only a personal preference. Qemu, Bochs, VirtualBox, VMware,
VirtualPC, DOSEmu, DOSBox...

A (or more then one) virtualizer is a good source for initial developing
and testing, often an emulator is even more picky about how you
implement. DOSBox is good for DOS games but many utilities refuse to work.

>From time to time you can test your things on bare metal. I prefer using
a (USB/eSATA portable) raw harddisk as I can boot this inside an
emulator and on different bare metal at the same time.

Don't rely to much an virtualizers disk access, make backups of your
work often.

-mr

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