On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 5:45 AM, Tom Ehlert <t...@drivesnapshot.de> wrote:
>
> > On 26/01/2016 12:10, Antony Gordon wrote:
> >> Things would be so much simpler if FreeDOS emulated the Microsoft and
> >> IBM (and Caldera, Digital Research) counterparts and installed the base
> >> operating system.
>
> > I second that. But it would seem we are isolated in this opinion, since
> > I see all the time people talking about multiple-choice packages,
> > "advanced" modes, "FULL 400M+ install", etc...
>
> you are not alone. we are at least 3.
>
Maybe at least 4 :-)
>
> > ...
> > And only THEN, if I wish/need, I'd install
> > additional stuff using FDNPKG and/or FDINST.
>
> Tom
>
I advise keeping FreeDOS simple. I worry that the proposed new installer is
becoming too complex.
At least as early as 2010
<http://freedos-project.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-freedos-install-program.html>,
I wanted to simplify the FreeDOS install. The installation process should
be a minimum of prompts:
1. Do you want to install just the "base" FreeDOS, or everything?
2. Do you want the source code, too?
After that, the install should take care of itself.
Installing "Base; no source code" should take only a few minutes and a
"few" MB of disk space.
Jim
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