Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:20:21 -0800 (PST)
From: Gene Buckle <geneb AT web DOT wa DOT net>
To: Tim Gerla <timg AT climax DOT polaristel DOT net>
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Subject: Re: [opendos] Rants and Raves
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> I have a few questions:
> 
> o What kind of license does OpenDOS have? Is it like the GPL, or more
> restrictive?
> 

It's free for non-commercial use.

> o Does anyone know how big the download will be?
> 

Depending on the one you download, 7 megs or less.  (the smaller version
doesn't include the Personal Netware servers, and other LAN tools)

> o What compilers will I be able to make OpenDOS with? Please say
> DJGPP...:)
> 

Right now you're going to have to suffer with about 9 different tools (5
compilers, 4 assemblers) to build the whole distribution.  I'm working on
cutting this number down however.

g.