From: MORRIS JP <jpmorris AT csm DOT uwe DOT ac DOT uk>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 14:19:50 GMT
Message-Id: <199703201419.OAA28870@milly>
To: opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Subject: Re: ADA software

> From owner-opendos-list AT delorie DOT com Thu Mar 20 14:08:42 1997
> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 03:17:28 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
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> To: jdashiel AT eagle1 DOT eaglenet DOT com
> Cc: Ralph Wirthlin <wirthlin AT ddi DOT digital DOT net>, opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
> Subject: Re: ADA software
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> On Tue, 18 Mar 1997 jdashiel AT eagle1 DOT eaglenet DOT com wrote:
> 
> > This really isn't difficult to solve, just offer that spider thingy in the
> > private version of opendos, but leave it out of the packaging for
> > the versions caldera sells for money to businesses and
> > government entities.  That, or put the faq file in the package and leave a
> > few

That might be necessary.  Arachne has some pretty wierd licencing arrangements,
particularly where armed forces are concerned.

> > notes about browsers obtainable off the net that can stand in
> > for the packaged browser in situations where it might be difficult
> > to run it.
> > Either way, Caldera is covered and they provide better support than
> > their competition.
> 
> I think that both versions should be one and the same, in other
> words there should be one version.  If this version is used by a
> commercial entity, then it is subject to the commercial license.
> 
> Since OpenDOS is likely to be distributed on 3.5's AND CDROM,
                                                         ^^^^^
Any idea how they propose to do that?
Microsoft tried, and the result was a disaster.

to install the package, you need a working CD-ROM drive.
To get a working CD-ROM drive, you need to install the package.

It only works properly if the OS comes with the machine and the builder supplies
a customised boot disk...

> adding something like LYNX should also be considered.  Or at
> least pointers to where to get other free software.
> 
> In fact I think that Caldera should HEAVILY consider adding a
> text file which is displayed upon installation that points out

  ...how to fix the openEMM386 bug!

> where people can get MANY free/GNU/PD programs for
> internet/etc...   It would only take a little bit of effort to do
> and would probably save them on tech support calls, etc...

Not putting it on CD will save them even more, IMHO.

> 
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> Xwindows: Forget '95.  Use a REAL GUI.
> 
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