> On Sat, 04 Nov 2017 20:09:48 +0100, userbeitrag wrote: >> I'm also thinking that FreeDOS should include a not-so-free and even a >> non-free section of software. The only limit should be restriction of >> redistribution.
On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 2:27 PM, Mateusz Viste <mate...@nospam.viste.fr> wrote: > I'm afraid this is contrary to the FreeDOS spirit. [..] To epxand on Mateusz a little bit: FreeDOS exists today because it is open source software. Anyone can fix a bug in FreeDOS, or add a new feature, or just study the source code to see how it works. We wouldn't have FreeDOS in 2017 if we had made it all closed source. If everything was closed source, then anytime a new user wanted to make a program do something extra, they'd have to rewrite the entire thing. That doesn't help anyone. While we recognize that the vast majority of people use FreeDOS to run classic/legacy DOS programs, which are themselves closed source, we want to make sure that the FreeDOS kernel and all the things that make it "FreeDOS" remain Free / open source software. We have no interest in bundling "non-free" software in FreeDOS. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
