The reason for that is because of the possible legalities involved from using M$ code to produce a clone of DOS. For the same reason, when I work on my OS projects, I upload everything with a disclaimer stating that among other things MASM and Microsoft C are verboten.
But I think they'd rethink their procedure if and ONLY if MS-DOS were GPL'd or released under some other license compatible with the GPL. Ditto for DR-DOS, PC DOS, ROM-DOS, DOS-ROM, etc.
-uso. This single floppy disk boots into DR DOS, FreeDOS, MS-DOS and DOS Plus. What more could you ask for?
Here's a good reason for the public domain (not originally mine)...
Two words.
TREASURE PLANET
-uso. I want to see MS-DOS 1.25 public domain. Well, at least with CP/M-86 4.1 I got the next best thing...an officially sanctioned disassembly of the source! *g* www-cpm-z80-de
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SunOS before Solaris was actually based on BSD, if you don't remember... ;)
-uso.
Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.
You're telling me, Debian is a NIGHTMARE to install.
Anyone got a 3.0 "base" CD?
-uso.
I do e-mail myself from time to time, so it is a bit different, I can't block myself since I do mail myself.
-uso.
LMAO
-uso.
Now here's an idea macroshafties will love... *roll-eyes*
Windows in ROM!
Now there's a surefire way to prevent competition. *sigh*
-uso.
The reason for that is because of the possible legalities involved from using M$ code to produce a clone of DOS. For the same reason, when I work on my OS projects, I upload everything with a disclaimer stating that among other things MASM and Microsoft C are verboten.
But I think they'd rethink their procedure if and ONLY if MS-DOS were GPL'd or released under some other license compatible with the GPL. Ditto for DR-DOS, PC DOS, ROM-DOS, DOS-ROM, etc.
-uso.
This single floppy disk boots into DR DOS, FreeDOS, MS-DOS and DOS Plus. What more could you ask for?
Flamebait or Troll, take your pick
-uso.
Yet something more to pass on to stanley2002.org (he has beefs with the state of CO as well).
-uso.
Keep and bear arms: Strap a bazooka launcher to your back.
AOL.
And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? - Luke 6.39 Tomson
-uso.
Get your LEET Bible from me. *g*
!!!
PDP-8? Sounds more like an Altair 8800. *g*
-uso.
Never used a computer with less than 64K RAM.
k3wl, wE c4n 4dd n3w f347ur35 2 m$d05 !!! LOL Honestly, if Messy DOG were to be opened, then FreeDOS could benefit.
;)
-uso.
You listening, devicelogics.com (DR-DOS owners)?
Why couldn't a TUI (Text User Interface) do the job as well as a GUI?
;)
Turbo Vision has been ported to Linux, you know. And it's not hard to find a cursor-addressable terminal or emulator.
-uso.
Unfortunately even whitelisting can be ineffective if someone uses *your own* e-mail address to spam you.
It's happened to me several times.
-uso.
*groan*
Okay, there's a lot of spam with mojibake on it. Doesn't mean all Asians are bad. Of course today I got email "from me" which was mojibake spam (!).
Figures.
-uso.
Got lynx?
You can indeed browse the web from a CLI. Try it sometime.
bash-2.05$ lynx http://dosius.zzn.com/
-uso.
Absolutely! Who needs a GUI when you hardly even need a console for a server? Maro's trying to $haft us again.
The best server is one that launches all its daemons in text mode and can be configured by launching SSH. Just my two lepta.
-uso.
My best friend is a Buddhist and she is very open-minded with regards to religions other than her own.
-uso.
5 Insightful
-uso.
Bush compared to Napoleon I, now that's an interesting simile *g*
-uso.
Depends.
If you're writing a tightly integrated embedded OS, most certainly, you do want to write the e-mail as system software.
And if you're Microsoft *g*
-uso.
It could depend; locally we know anyone with a 990 number uses Cricket, for example.
-uso.
You want a truly public domain Bible?
E-mail me, I'll send you the Laurence Tomson (1576) translation of the New Testament (I patched it into modern spelling).
Steve at Dosius dot Zed Zed En dot Com.
-uso.
Pronounced "Zee Zee En" locally.
Relax and watch the blinkenlights. *g*
-uso.
Or Puerto Rico, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Perú, Nicaragua, Colombia, Pánama, Costa Rica, ...
-uso.
Need I add the volume of Spanish words in the Filipino language?
Here's a good reason for the public domain (not originally mine)...
Two words.
TREASURE PLANET
-uso.
I want to see MS-DOS 1.25 public domain. Well, at least with CP/M-86 4.1 I got the next best thing...an officially sanctioned disassembly of the source! *g* www-cpm-z80-de