Arguably, Bootfix doesn't belong in BOOT because BOOT should only be bootloaders. However, due to the nature of the program, BOOT is actually a good fit even though it technically doesn't belong.
We should eventually get GRUB4DOS in BOOT as well (which, if my bad memory serves me correctly, we don't currently package.) There should be a SHELLS category, and DOG (among other interactive shells) belong there. I don't like previous suggestions of putting shells in APPS because while end-users utilize them directly, they're fundamentally system utilities as well, but don't really belong in UTIL either. Due to their unique nature blending both a standard end-user application with a system utility, they really belong in their own category. Of course, everything from the second paragraph on is ideas for a future release of FreeDOS :) -- Kirn Gill II Mobile: +1 813-300-2330 <+18133002330> VoIP: +1 813-704-0420 <+18137040420> Email: segin2...@gmail.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kirn-gill/32/49a/9a6 On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM Eric Auer via Freedos-devel < freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > > Yes, you have asked about these before. > > We discussed these on the > > email list months ago. > > Ah. Good point. > > I was not aware of FDTUI being buggy, > so maybe it is indeed good to drop it. > > >> - move BOOTFIX to BOOT > > > > The package description is "Bootfix is a boot sector repair tool" so > > I'm okay moving this to "BOOT" > > Good. It also makes SYSLINUX less lonely :-) > > >> - add METAKERN to BOOT > > Just an idea. No need to add if too much hassle. > > >> - rename SYSLNX to SYSLINUX > > > > This is the Syslinux bootloader collection... > > As far as I remember, FreeDOS itself used it > and the bootable RAMDISK of it to boot CD. > > >> - move CDROM2UI to SOUND > > You can compile it in 2 styles. The full version > has: eject, close, lock, unlock, reset, pause, > info, cont(inue) and play commands and is 2.3 kB. > There is a 1 kilobyte non-audio variant. Note that > audio only works with the usual audio cable from > CD/DVD drive to soundcard or mainboard and proper > soundcard or mainboard volume control settings. > Some CD drives may also have front audio jacks. > > >> - add DPMIONE to TOOLS (CWSDPMI already is there) > > > > ... Are you suggesting adding this package? > > It would be a more powerful CWSDPMI alternative, yes. > > >> - move EDIT to Install (size as NET and more useful) > >> > >> - move DISK to Install (total size is only 4.3 MB) > > > > We discussed "EDIT" and "DISK" months ago and I still think these are > > better suited for the BonusCD... > > Useful in DISK: Alternatives for FDISK, the small > FINDDISK and WHICHFAT tools, DOSFSCK which can > "chkdsk" FAT32 drives but needs plenty of RAM and > TESTDISK which helps recover lost/formatted data. > > Regarding EDIT: Well, tastes of text editor users > differ, so it is good to have a good choice. Quite > a few editors are small and / or ports from Linux, > nice for the people who already are fans of those. > I agree that this category is very "mixed" though. > > >> Move the following to TOOLS, or all of UTIL to Install: > > [..] > > > > We discussed these months ago, I don't know why we would move them > > around now when we are about to go forward with RC2 and then FreeDOS > > 1.4. > > I already thought that it is a bit late to suggest > too many TOOLS-UTIL migrations at this moment. We > could re-open the topic at a later time. However, > UTIL is not that big, so we could just keep the > whole category on Install instead of Bonus :-) > > Regards, Eric > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
