Fsf keeps a recommendation list for systems that are NOT GNU/Linux. We could
make it long term strategy to have all parts of freedos truly free and to
qualify Freedos for this list.
I mention this because I believe that freedos could have a lot more users (and
developers) if only we based development on free and open tools. If we used GCC
(a DOS port exists) instead of Watcom then we could benefit from having an
updated tool and recruit from much larger developer base.
Freedos should be free (hence the name right ?)
> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:14:59 -0800
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] freedos and fsf
>
> Not all parts of FreeDOS meet the FSF's requirements[0]. One, it's
> not a "GNU/Linux" system. Two, there are few tools in BASE [1] which
> are open source but not necessarily 4 freedoms OSS [2]. Jack Ellis'
> work and SHSUCDX being prime examples.
>
> [0] http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
> [1] http://freedos.sourceforge.net/software/?cat=base
> [2] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Henrik Schick-Hansen
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I was just wondering why freedos is not listed on fsf (free software
> > foundation) ?
> >
> > I think that freedos deserve a spot here
> > http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-non-gnu-distros.html (above Replicant) so
> > that more users may discover and enjoy freedos.
> >
> >
> >
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