>> kernel.sys, new release way overdue and ever imminent. +1
where can I download this kernel.sys? > I would love to experiment with an updated kernel! Especially one that > runs WfW -- even though I'm not a Win3x fan. And I know a FreeDOS > kernel that now supports WfW would be a huge bonus for a lot of > retrocomputing fans!! +1 > But I am concerned that a new kernel will need a lot of testing. +1 > But > that's sort of a "chicken & egg" problem: people need to test it > before we should make it the new default kernel .. yet few people will > probably test it unless it's available in the new distribution. -1 post a link to kernel.sys, and it will get a lot of testing by people that *want to test* it; rather then some unsuspecting newbies. > How about we include the new kernel in some sort of optional "kernel > test" package (on the Bonus CD image) so that the default kernel is > the known, tested one .. but other people (like us!) can still try it > out. The easiest way to try out a test kernel like this is to SYS a > floppy disk (or floppy disk image) and boot for that to test it. -5 the easiest - and only useful - test is to replace kernel.sys in a working machine, with all config.sys, autoexec.bat, network, ... settings with the new kernel.sys and see if things still work. if yes, then see if Win3.1/WfW behaves better then with the old kernel. booting from floppy achieves exactly no testing at all - other then stating that it still boots. > I think an updated FreeCOM is probably in the same boat as an updated > kernel. > If we could put this into a "freecom test" package so it's > installed and available only for people who want to test it (and know > they are testing it) that would be easier. -5 post a link to the new command.com. document what is supposed to be better now. nothing easier then this. Tom _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
