Hi, I released the second version of my FreeDOS distribution GNU/DOS tonight.
>From the Web site: "GNU/DOS is a distribution of FreeDOS which includes the following: -Several core FreeDOS packages -The DJGPP development environment with many GNU programs -The Arachne Web browser and e-mail client -The OpenGEM graphical user interface with many GEM programs -The vim editor for developers -The MTXE screen saver -GPL, GPL with DJGPP exceptions, vim, Artistic License, Jason Hood License, and LGPL licensed source code for all of the above System Requirements: -Intel 486DX or higher (or 386SX or higher with a math co-processor installed) (486DX recommended) -Floppy Drive at drive A: -Hard Disk with at least 20 MB free -CD-ROM Drive (you will need your own driver on a separate floppy. An open-source IDE CD-ROM driver which works in most setups is available at http://johnson.tmfc.net/freedos/ ) -16 MB RAM -dd (Linux) or RAWWRITE (DOS/Windows) (to burn a boot floppy) CHANGES FROM GNU/DOS 2005 GNU/DOS 2006 includes many new features over GNU/DOS 2005, including: -An easy, semi-automated installation procedure that works on drives other than C (although OpenGEM and Arachne will still require that GNU/DOS be installed to Drive C) -An easy means of upgrading from GNU/DOS 2005 -Less disk space requirements -Less fragmentation on the disk -OpenGEM Release 5 (a graphical user interface) -Arachne GPL version 1.89 (a Web browser and e-mail program) -vim version 6.4 (an editor for developers) -MTXE (a screen saver) -A new package management system, including GPKTOOL, which allows easy installation of related groups of packages -...and more!" Download it at http://danq.lunarpages.com/gnudos/ -Dan ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
