Jerome, perhaps you and I both can work together on this to make things go faster.
Since the link Mateusz provided is complete and current, all one would have to do is download all the package ZIPs and mesh them to the installer, correct? On 10/20/2015 3:32 PM, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. wrote: >> On Oct 20, 2015, at 3:26 PM, Mateusz Viste <mate...@viste.fr> wrote: >> >> On 20/10/2015 20:29, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. wrote: >>> At present, I know very little about the FDNPKG. However, I thought it >>> was 32-bit+ only. >> The tool itself - yes. The package base is just that - a package base >> with software. >> >> Here are all the repos: >> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/repos/ > Are these the latest versions? > >> And the "all_cd.iso" file present at the above link is an ISO CD with >> everything already, it "only" needs an installer before we can call it >> FreeDOS 1.2. >> >>> I do know that the new version needs to support 16bit >>> legacy systems. >> The installer certainly do. FDNPKG being 16bit sure would be "cool", but >> I don't see it happening any time soon. I might do some ultra-light >> 16bit version at some point, that would support only installation from a >> zip file (ie. without any network support, no repository support etc). >> Such version could then be used by installers that do not want to >> reimplement package format support.. >> >> >> Mateusz >> >> >> >> >> >>>> On 20/10/2015 16:44, Jerome Shidel wrote: >>>>>> On Oct 20, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Mercury Thirteen <mercury0x0...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Greetings! My apologies for not answering sooner, but I was slated to >>>>>> assemble the new release. >>>>>> >>>>>> If we are not in a hurry, I will continue to do so as planned. >>>>>> >>>>>> If we want this sooner than later, I will gladly transfer this to >>>>>> another person as my free time is slim due to family and work, and I do >>>>>> not wish to unnecessarily delay the release date when someone with fewer >>>>>> pressing responsibilities is able and willing to do the work. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'd be glad to hear some constructive feedback on this. >>>>>> >>>>> I'd be more than happy to not have to assemble it. If I must do it, >>>>> release time will range from late 11/15 to mid to late 2016. Mostly, this >>>>> is due to my "work" week being on average 80+ hours and other >>>>> commitments. With "free" time coming in small to large chunks. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> On 10/20/2015 9:21 AM, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. wrote: >>>>>>> I don’t see any volunteers for assembling the next release of FreeDOS. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So, as my limited free time permits this is my roadmap. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Complete version 1.0 of V8Power Tools. https://github.com/LoopZ/V8Power >>>>>>> <https://github.com/LoopZ/V8Power> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Implement items remaining on FDI Roadmap. https://github.com/shidel/FDI >>>>>>> <https://github.com/shidel/FDI> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Begin work on assembling packages for FreeDOS 1.2. >>>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-devel mailing list >> Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
