Hi,
On Mar 18, 2015 11:32 PM, "Thomas Mueller" <mueler6...@twc.com> wrote:
>
> When the first FreeDOS package installer/updater came out,
> it messed up on my system.
>
> I hope you can do better!
Always back up important files.
> Many DOS software links in recent years have been no good
> as DOS software development declines.
The main problem is probably unclear (or bad) licensing. You could also say
that web hosts and popular mirrors need to be easier to contribute to.
> As newer Ethernet chips no longer come with packet drivers
> for DOS, that makes it much more difficult to use mtcp
> or anything for DOS-based (inter)networking.
Bug the manufacturers. Or pay them. Or port it over from FreeBSD or
whatever. Yeah, it's a long shot, but there's only so many ways to make it
work.
> That's why I never downloaded mtcp or Glenn McCorkle's
> latest Arachne, wouldn't be able to use it.
Again, the easiest answer to all of the above is to use a VM like
VirtualBox or QEMU. You don't have to worry about hosing your system with
buggy programs, everything is self-contained and easy to replicate and
backup, and packet drivers do work there.
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