Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2005-01-01 Thread Aitor Santamaría Merino
Hi there, 16BIT escribió: Jim Hall wrote: My brother was reading up on USB hard drives, when he found this reference to FreeDOS being included with a Seagate USB drive: I was reading this review of the Seagate 5GB USB hard drive, and I saw this note: "Much of the documentations reside on the CD

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-30 Thread Jim Hall
Maybe a small colored box which have a few words: Quick Download FreeDOS bootable images: <1-Floppy Distribution: Only have necessary tools> ... Sorry, I have no idea how to change the design of the front page, but I feel current page have too much items which is quite confusing. I agree we have

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-30 Thread Jim Hall
btw2: Many people want to use FreeDOS with USB-stick oder extern hard disc. There are drivers...not open source, but free. So...could you post a link on the about page (feature list) to http://www.bootdisk.com/usb.htm ? There should be a 'Links' section on the FreeDOS page, similar to the 'FreeD

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-30 Thread Johnson Lam
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:29:36 +0100, you wrote: Hi Bernd, >hm, could have replied to Florian, as it was his mail I responded to. >My apologies to responding to your post, Johnson. Never mind. I just think that we can did a bit more, increasing users may lead to more developers to join. Too much

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-30 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Bernd Blaauw schreef: There should be a 'Links' section on the FreeDOS page, similar to the 'FreeDOS for gamers' section. Then a separate Freedos webpage can point to your mentioned USB site, and interesting sites like: http://www.opus.co.tt/dave/indexall.htm oops..already present in some form. B

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-30 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Bernd Blaauw schreef: Johnson Lam schreef: hm, could have replied to Florian, as it was his mail I responded to. My apologies to responding to your post, Johnson. Bernd --- The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues Get a FREE l

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-30 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Johnson Lam schreef: btw: DOSLFN should be included into ALL packages! Nobody use DOS without long file name. And...including a file manager like DNOSP oder Necromancer DOS Navigator would be also good. These are things, DOS user are missing... 'Nobody uses' is quite a statement.. Lots of games/app

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-30 Thread Johnson Lam
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:12:40 +0200, you wrote: Hi Flo, >A "Quick Download" link would be nice (maybe a button)... maybe like on >www.mozilla.org? >Instead of ODIN, i would post "Single-Disk-Distribution", because ODIN >is just a name, ISO should be understandable for all. >A link "features" would

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-30 Thread Johnson Lam
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:41:24 -0600, you wrote: Hi Jim, >Good idea, but I'm not sure how to implement this. I'm open to >suggestions. Add a link to the yellow announcement box for "Odin" and >"ISO"? Or create a separate download button for "Odin" and "ISO"? Or, >add text links below the "Do

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-30 Thread Florian Xaver
Hi! 1) Simplified the version naming convention 2) Officially state the stable and testing version Kernel and FreeCOM information (eliminate some testing branch by merging stable code with official) 3) make a table of "Quick download" from FreeDOS homepage. Only have "Odin" and "ISO", others please

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-30 Thread Jim Hall
Johnson Lam wrote: Definitly a good news. .. But I'm sure we can did something to make FreeDOS much more easier. Interesting ideas, all of them. 1) Simplified the version naming convention 2) Officially state the stable and testing version Kernel and FreeCOM information (eliminate some testing bra

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-30 Thread Jim Hall
http://www.everythingusb.com/hardware/index/Seagate_5GB_USB_2.0_Pocket_Hard_Drive_review.htm Interesting. Due to the nature of the FreeDOS license an OEM can decide to use FreeDOS in their product line without contacting anyone or making arrangements with the people involved in the project. T

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-30 Thread Johnson Lam
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 18:41:48 -0800, you wrote: Hi, >Then one day you discover it is being used by someone like Seagate. Definitly a good news. >Nevertheless, if the main consideration was the merits of the operating=20 >system itself as opposed to economy and licensing terms, FreeDOS still=20 >

Re: [Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-29 Thread 16BIT
Jim Hall wrote: My brother was reading up on USB hard drives, when he found this reference to FreeDOS being included with a Seagate USB drive: I was reading this review of the Seagate 5GB USB hard drive, and I saw this note: "Much of the documentations reside on the CD, from which you'll also

[Freedos-user] Fwd: FreeDOS bundle

2004-12-29 Thread Jim Hall
My brother was reading up on USB hard drives, when he found this reference to FreeDOS being included with a Seagate USB drive: I was reading this review of the Seagate 5GB USB hard drive, and I saw this note: "Much of the documentations reside on the CD, from which you'll also find a copy of F