From:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject:	Re: Linux
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NNTP-Posting-Date:	Tue, 30 May 2000 16:18:07 GMT
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Date:	Tue, 30 May 2000 16:18:07 GMT
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On Tue, 30 May 2000 10:06:06 -0300, salvador <salvador AT inti DOT gov DOT ar>
wrote:

>Damian Yerrick wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 29 May 2000 13:02:15 -0300, salvador <salvador AT inti DOT gov DOT ar>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel wrote:
>> >
>> >> DOSEmu is good, but I would suggest that you use another version of dos
>> >> like pc-dos or dr-dos rather than the default Free-dos
>> >
>> >They aren't redistributable
>>
>> PC DOS isn't.  DR DOS from Lineo is your everyday,
>> try-before-you-buy shareware.  Read the license.
>>   ftp://ftp.lineo.com/pub/drdos/
>
>Let me see, it says:
>
>"* REDISTRIBUTION OF THE SOFTWARE IS PERMITTED FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
[snip]
>So if we take Red Hat as an example then they can't redistribute it because
>Red Hat CDs *are* a commercial purpose.

So?  It's common for shareware developers to reserve commercial
distribution rights, generally to cover the developer's behind.

But DR DOS is still an excellent DOS to run DJGPP on, even if you
won't find it on a CD.  I'm thinking about putting up a mirror
when I get my new computer next year.

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