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From: Joseph Morris <jpm AT it-he DOT org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: where is source code for long file name ?
Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 14:27:35 +0100
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Damian Yerrick wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 17 May 2000 11:18:47 +0400, "Alexei A. Frounze"
> <alex DOT fru AT mtu-net DOT ru> wrote:
> 
> >there won't be official support for LFN in MSDOS because
> >MSDOS is outdated and not in development anymore. Moreover, MSDOS is being
> >killed my M$, so... :)
> 
> You assume MS-DOS.  OP wanted the source for an LFN driver for
> *DOS, which includes DR DOS from ftp://ftp.lineo.com/pub/drdos/ .

He'll be lucky.  They don't even want to release the binary for fear
of retribution (MS patents on the LFN system).
Caldera don't generally release their source code.  Sigh.

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