I didn't know you had so much testing needed. I'll see what I can do with testing some of the small (batch file, etc) stuff you mentioned. I ran into some of them when I was setting up my FD machines several months ago. Do you know if the networked file timestamp issue I brought up a couple of months ago (the one Uli repro'd) is also on the list for FD 1.1?
D > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Auer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 9:34 AM > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] freedos 1.1 > > > Hi Michael, > > > How much longer till this much anticipated release? I see the > > occasional compiler update or arachne update... where is > the freedos > > 1.1 project as a whole though? > > To be honest, asking for it will not make it appear ;-). > Everybody is welcome to HELP to make it happen. There is a > whole list of things that can be done to bring FreeDOS closer > to FreeDOS 1.1 - and many of those things do not even need > programming skills... Just users who know well enough how to > use DOS and who want to give some time :-) > > Examples of things that are waiting for help now: > > - Rugxulo has a diskette distro which is much like a > FreeDOS 1.1 BASE plus some small goodies, but not > all source code for it is nicely packaged yet. To > follow the license, sources have to be on his page. > > - Mateusz has the FDUPDATE service on his homepage, > but you cannot use it to update from FreeDOS 1.0 > to FreeDOS 1.1 yet. To do this, the collection of > updates (clean zip files) has to be completed. > > - Fritz has an almost complete update for HTMLHELP > even including German and English versions of some > texts. Would be better with proof-reading, though. > Checking whether X text agrees with X /? and such. > > - Brian has made a new FDISK version with better LBA > and disk detection and avoiding an old partition > table destruction problem. It would need testing, > on IDE, SCSI, SATA, RAID by people with BACKUPS. > > - the fd-doc.sourceforge.net wiki has a list of known > problems in FreeDOS 1.0, most of them small bugs in > batch files and similar. Somebody could take files > from FDBASECD and create improved batch versions... > > - our bugzilla is very slow at the moment, but you can > still do for example "find all bugs for, say, CHKDSK", > read them and check which ones are fixed already in > in the newest version of it and then mail that ;-) > > So... not much news about FreeDOS 1.1 "on stage" but some > activity behind the stages and opportunities for all users to > help to create/reach FreeDOS 1.1 sooner. > Just let us know what and whom you want to help :-) > > Eric > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move > Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based > applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize > is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
