LSM stands for Linux Software Map. It has nothing to do with compression. It is simply a file that contains information about other files.
On 11/30/07, Craig Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just found a great program to add to FreeDOS. It's called XXCOPY. It > works a lot like xcopy. It is much more powerful though. It can clone a > entire hard drive to another hard drive using the /CLONE switch. A typical > command to clone a Win9X or DOS FAT or FAT32 hard drive would look like > xxcopy C:\ D:\ /CLONE. > > Of course you still have to use fdisk & format to prepare the drive first (if > it's a new hard drive). I'm not shouting by typing the name of the program > in caps. That's the way it appears on their website. XXCOPY is Freeware. > It's free for personal use. > > Commercial use is $40 per license. They have a table of pricing at this > website: http://www.xxcopy.com/index.htm#order. The home page is > http://www.xxcopy.com/index.htm. It's not Open Source yet. I would > recommend contacting the author of XXCOPY to see if has been abandoned. It > still has links to order commercial licenses of XXCOPY. > > The reason I say it may have been abandoned is the fact that they haven't > released a updated version of XXCOPY for years. The claim it's compatible > with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003. No word yet on Vista compatibility. > That also proves that the project may be abandon-ware now. > > I would also like to say that I think the FreeDOS Updater is a great idea. > What I don't get is why you propose using the proprietary LSM compression > technology. If LSM isn't proprietary feel free to correct me. I propose > using 7-Zip for the update packages since 7-Zip is more efficient than LSM. > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper > from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going > mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. > http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
