On 3/31/2015 6:15 PM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > I installed the dos 7.1 on a 4gig cf chip. It come with a gnu licence but > belongs to microsoft - strange. It looks alot like freedos ; but I think > FREEDOS > is better - more to it. It uses cutemouse and a bunch of Linux stuff not > native to microsoft. It seems to be a legal hybrid of sorts. I think > this dos 7.1 is a legal copy, Maybe from microsoft itself. > Dream on...
There isn't even an official MS-DOS 7.1, and most certainly not anything under a "gnu" license. You just have been taken for a ride... And in general, as mentioned a lot of times here already, there is no legal base for anything that is labeled "abandoned ware" or the like. If it has a copyright, you are bound to the license terms of that software and for all Microsoft software, that means you are not allowed to copy and distribute it. That's the reason why Jim brought FreeDOS to live in the first place... Ralf --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
