Assuming I'm an experienced programmer (have been since 1983),
* Port FreeDOS utilities to OpenWatcom C (our preferred C compiler) and
NASM (our preferred assembler).
Specifically?
* Apply some much-needed patches to the Freemacs editor
Where's the list of fixes?
* Write some cool edit modes for Freemacs.
Hmm ... that's a TRAC dialect. I've been meaning to learn TRAC and
even add it to the Exercism stable. Maybe I should add MINT instead. Can
MINT be used stand-alone or only inside Freemacs?
* Port GNU utilities to FreeDOS, such as using IA-16 GCC (IA-16 GCC
requires a '386 or better to compile, but programs compiled with IA-16
GCC run on all CPUs) or DJGPP (might be the only option for some larger
programs).
Hang on, a moment ago you were asking for FreeDOS utilities to be
ported to OpenWatcom C. What's with the GCC/DJGPP?
* Create a new alternative shell, similar to COMMAND.COM but with
expanded BAT programming.
So like Windows's CMD.EXE with FOR /L and FOR /D and FOR /F etc?
* Volunteer to become the maintainer for a program that doesn't have an
active developer.
Hmm ... sound masochistic. That'd be quite a few programs, no?
-Bruce.
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