From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 20:46:52 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca To: James McKearney cc: opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Subject: Re: [opendos] OpenDOS, Linux, etc. In-Reply-To: <2.2.16.19970212185604.30777340@helix.nih.gov> Message-ID: Organization: Total disorganization. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Precedence: bulk On Wed, 12 Feb 1997, James McKearney wrote: > A few questions: > > 1. Is this the only OpenDOS (OD) list? Nothing wrong with it, just curious. No it is not the only list. opendos-developer, and I believe some others too. You can send a message to majordomo AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net to find out which other groups there are. > 2. Linux and DOS are obviously both used by many here. Has anyone looked > at "DiLinux" (now "DosLinux"), a DOS-launched Linux subset? I'm not familiar with DiLinux although I have it here on a CD somewhere. I'm not sure what the advantages/disadvantages of that particular distribution are. > 3. Suggestions for improving OD are being made here. Isn't the point of > having this DOS be "open" (with public source code) that people actually > "do" changes rather than just suggest them? Yes, the the point is for it to be open with public source code. However, since the source code hasn't been released to the public yet, then all we can do is suggest changes until Gene is done packaging them up and releases them. Mike A. Harris | http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris Computer Consultant | My webpage has moved and my address has changed. My dynamic address: http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris/ip-address.html mailto:mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca WABI: A commercial Windows emulator for Linux. http://www.caldera.com