Agreed. Also, I recall Stallman didn't like the license used in the
OpenWatcom compiler. And that the kernel couldn't be compiled using an
entirely free software tool chain.

On Feb 10, 2016 5:15 PM, "Louis Santillan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Not all parts of FreeDOS meet the FSF's requirements[0].  One, it's
> not a "GNU/Linux" system.  Two, there are few tools in BASE [1] which
> are open source but not necessarily 4 freedoms OSS [2]. Jack Ellis'
> work and SHSUCDX being prime examples.
>
> [0] http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
> [1] http://freedos.sourceforge.net/software/?cat=base
> [2] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Henrik Schick-Hansen
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I was just wondering why freedos is not listed on fsf (free software
> > foundation) ?
> >
> >
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