From: "Marvin G Wise Jr" <mgwise AT seidata DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DJGPP: the future is... FreeDos? DJ-DOS? Linux?
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 13:18:01 -0400
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> There is only one danger: You must read the instructions for
> partitioning VERY CAREFULLY. You can lose everything you have
> if you don't do what it says. I didn't lose a byte. FIPS is good.
>

repartitioning of hard drives, what a pain....isn't there a way to setup a
hard drive without having to redo everything? would it be possible, if
someone made a new OS, to allow for compatibility with various file/disk
formats, that way it could be installed without the hassle of
repartitioning?

Another thing, imagine building this OS around a compiler system such as
DJGPP....for example, a user who knows how to program c/c++, wants to add a
new screen saver, so he writes one, then clicks somewher in the GUI "Compile
Screen Saver"....and the OS automatically compiles it into the proper
executable format...this way, people could download opensource screensavers
and the like, without the long wait for binary downloads....and
customization of features would be greatly enhanced...i dont know but it
sounds cool:)