> I think that the new distro idea about a collection of batch files is really > good.
Actually, I am writing a more advanced method of managing packages right now to overcome the limitations of batch. > - Make the distribution easy to update. I'm hoping to have an update.bat in the root directory of the next ISO so that users can update anything that has changed. > - Get comercial software inside the distro, not the software but an install > script/method. I have already a package that can download vide-cdd.sys and set it up. This isn't in any of the released ISOs yet, though. > - Or from source install for developers. It would be neat to allow a developer to compile every package from scratch automatically if they only installed source packages. This is similar to Gentoo. > - Bandwith from everybody could be used. (just live the package in a place the > install program can fetch) I had this in mind, but that would require someone to host all of the packages for download on the internet. > - Make install scripts easier for virtual machines (vmware, bochs, qemu...) > and emulators (dosemu) since they all have the same network cards, at the > same address, perhaps. I will add an option to the new crynwr.bat I am preparing that will set up a QEMU-compatible packet driver. ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt77&alloc_id492&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
