Hi,
I myself agree with the first and third point.
About the second, I'm not advocating for a different 32-bit OS (such as
FreeDOS-32). I also agree that one first target would be the UEFI stuff.
But at long term, I am of the opinion that VxDs are DOS drivers, as much as
the classic "DEVICE=" drivers are, and that is a neat way of preserve
running 16bit programs on a bubble and protected from the outside 32/64-bit
world (and that in addition to CONFIG.SYS, has a file called SYSTEM.INI
for configuration and listing of which drivers are loaded; and a SYSTEM.INI
that has nothing to do with WIN.INI).
If FreeDOS 2.0 is going to be purely and completely 16-bit, in what differs
FreeDOS 2.0 from FreeDOS 1.3?
Aitor
PS: Btw, I continue to be a bit worried about [ www.japheth.de ], anyone?
2015-01-02 2:31 GMT+01:00 Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org>:
> It seems clear a consensus is appearing, but I'll give folks another few
> days to chime in. That will give me time to continue on website cleanup
> things, anyway. :-)
>
>
> *What I think I'm hearing: (and I agree)*
>
> *- "FreeDOS 1.2" should be an update/refresh from FreeDOS 1.1. No major
> changes. Improved installer is a good idea.*
>
> *- "FreeDOS 2.0" should be 16-bit. Make FreeDOS feel more modern, but keep
> it "DOS." We can improve the userspace. Keep supporting old PCs, but
> support new hardware where we can. UEFI may be tricky (see SeaBIOS
> discussion).*
>
> *- If FreeDOS-32 will break DOS application compatibility, it should not
> use the "FreeDOS" name.*
>
>
> Agree or disagree with these points? Did I miss anything? Other discussion?
>
>
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