Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.2 Package LSM Data Verification

2016-05-16 Thread dmccunney
On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 6:52 PM, Rugxulo wrote: > Dennis, I almost hate to bring this type of stuff up. It's almost > flamebait because nobody can agree. So it's a waste of time. > Nevertheless I think we are talking past each other, but... > On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 3:58 PM, dmccunney wro

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.2 - Preview 17

2016-05-16 Thread Kenneth Davis
On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 6:10 PM, Rugxulo wrote: > Hi again, ... > I notice that there is seemingly one bug / regression, otherwise all > my "tests" (MetaDOS) seem to work fine. (I assume Jeremy will notice > this and that I don't have to file a separate bug report or email him > privately. If not,

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.2 Package LSM Data Verification

2016-05-16 Thread dmccunney
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 10:09 PM, John R. Sowden wrote: > I understand your comments re: certain type of Ubuntu software. Ubuntu is > also worried about providing restricted software and its legal problems for > a deep pocket. My comment is in regards to the bandwidth consumption re: > different

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.2 Package LSM Data Verification

2016-05-16 Thread John R. Sowden
I understand your comments re: certain type of Ubuntu software. Ubuntu is also worried about providing restricted software and its legal problems for a deep pocket. My comment is in regards to the bandwidth consumption re: different tweaks of the license. Just keep the squeaky clean stuff in

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.2 Package LSM Data Verification

2016-05-16 Thread dmccunney
On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 7:44 PM, John R. Sowden wrote: > Excuse me for butting in ... but, > > I understand the the FreeDOS package should be pure open source with no > caveats. I also see that there are many programs out there that are > 'available for use by the general public', but have varyi

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.2 Package LSM Data Verification

2016-05-16 Thread dmccunney
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 4:04 PM, Corbin Davenport wrote: > The Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement extends copyright laws for all countries > involved, but to my knowledge it's not in force yet. It's not. See the Project Gutenberg Canada website at http://gutenberg.ca/#h2newreleases for more than you

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.2 Package LSM Data Verification

2016-05-16 Thread dmccunney
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > I stand corrected. What I heard was that senator Sonie Bono had the law > extended. Senator Bono (one half of pop music duo Sonny and Cher) had ties to the entertainment industry, and pushed for life of copyright to be extended. As mention

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.2 Package LSM Data Verification

2016-05-16 Thread Corbin Davenport
The Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement extends copyright laws for all countries involved, but to my knowledge it's not in force yet. Corbin On 16 May 2016 3:38 p.m., "Dale E Sterner" wrote: > I stand corrected. What I heard was that senator Sonie Bono had the law > extended. > The europeans went a st

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.2 Package LSM Data Verification

2016-05-16 Thread Dale E Sterner
I stand corrected. What I heard was that senator Sonie Bono had the law extended. The europeans went a step futher and extended it even futher. I was talking to a woman who writes music and she said she had to renew every couple of years for a very small fee. What I don't understand is why copyrigh

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.2 Package LSM Data Verification

2016-05-16 Thread dmccunney
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > Copyright laws in the US & Europe are very different. > In the US if the creator neglects his work fails, to renew ; > his copyright dies forever. In europe an expired copyright > can be revived from limbo if he retakes an interest in > it

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.2 Package LSM Data Verification

2016-05-16 Thread Dale E Sterner
Copyright laws in the US & Europe are very different. In the US if the creator neglects his work fails, to renew ; his copyright dies forever. In europe an expired copyright can be revived from limbo if he retakes an interest in it again. A lot of dos stuff has died from neglect but in europe I've

[Freedos-user] Svarog386 - a FreeDOS distribution for 386+ computers

2016-05-16 Thread Mateusz Viste
Hello all, Some of you might recall a smallish 8086-tailored FreeDOS distribution I did some time ago, called Svarog86. Today, I present Svarog386 - a much more generic FreeDOS distribution, targeted to 386+ computers. Why would I need to create my own distro, instead of relying on vanilla Fre