Well, I wasn't advocating that we leave behind our "16-bit roots"
altogether, because it is possible to still run 16- as well as 32-bit code
on a 32-bit OS.Then again, if we go to a 32-bit kernel and still run 16-bit
code... exactly what have we gained? Like I said before, I can see both
sides of this debate.
Keeping FreeDOS in the 16-bit realm will be the easiest thing to do and it
won't make the project inferior or hinder us that much, even if we add
modern features.
On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 3:17 PM, Michael Brutman <mbbrut...@brutman.com>
wrote:
>
> What's the difference between FreeDOS 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3? Bug fixes,
> updates to the user space packages, improvements to the installer, and
> possibly improvements to the packaging.
>
> I reject the argument that FreeDOS needs to evolve and leave its 16 bit
> roots behind, similar to the way MacOS did. MacOS exists for an entirely
> different reason - to sell hardware. FreeDOS is a much different project.
>
> We have more than enough work to do in user space than any of us are going
> to get done in the next decade.
>
> What exactly is the use case for a 32 bit FreeDOS? Do those use cases
> justify an investment in a 32 bit FreeDOS compared to using existing
> solutions? Where exactly are all of these developers that are going to
> create a 32 bit FreeDOS?
>
>
>
>
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