Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 23:05:46 -0600 (CST)
From: "Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
To: Mark Habersack <grendel AT ananke DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
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Subject: Re: [opendos] OpenDOS + Win95 w/FAT32? 
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On Tue, 4 Feb 1997, Mark Habersack wrote:
> > I would think that once they've released the sources, there will be
> > extensive support for those rewriting them, as well as provision for
> > submitting modified source for approval to be distributed.  In better
> > words, Caldera maintains control over the improvement process, preventing
> > ten thousand different OpenDOS's from sprouting like wild grass.

> Sure, but we *must* know what we can do, what makes sense to take upon - 
> doubling somebody else's work is sensless - we can use that energy for 
> anything else.

And this list here is a good example, we're already talking about
modifications to the source, we can get more refined and subdivide into
topical arena's which deal with a specific subject of the ENTIRE OS.

Example:

[opendos.command.com] What's with section 12?

Hmmm?

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