On 6/1/2011 5:30 PM, Ulrich Hansen wrote: > Actually this is not really news but just a wish from my side. The > discussion what*s part of FreeDOS 1.1 takes place since some time at > freedos-devel. I think the developers decide, while we users should > publish our expectations and wishes. > > So I really hope with the release of mTCP as Free Software, mTCP will > become part of FreeDOS 1.1 as it has been already discussed in > freedos-devel.
I have only joined the freedos-devel list recently, so I have not seen any of the discussion. (I still consider myself a user primarily.) I think the bigger question is, what does "DOS Networking" really mean. In its current state there really is no such thing as DOS networking: - Most DOS networking applications do no integrate into DOS in any meaningful way. The exception would be programs that provide network file system access via drive letter. - Because most DOS networking programs are stand-alone applications, there is a great variety of applications. You have everything from tiny SNTP clients to Minuet and Arachne. You have several choice of TCP/IP stacks to build on. - The packet driver interface is a reasonably good standard for communicating with Ethernet cards. But there are other standards out there too. - A TSR that provides networking capability seems to be the natural way to extend DOS. But that approach has drawbacks. It is hard to fit what everybody needs in a single TSR. DOS networking is horribly fragmented because DOS is really network agnostic. The current approach seems to be to provide a variety of programs and let the user decide. Is something else planned? Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
