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From: "-= ArkanoiD =-" <ark AT mpak DOT convey DOT ru>
Date: Tue,  9 Sep 97 21:19:09 +0300
Subject: Re: ClosedDOS???
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nuqneH,

> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 11:12:23 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
> X-Sender: mharris AT capslock DOT com
> To: -= ArkanoiD =- <ark AT mpak DOT convey DOT ru>
> cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com
> Subject: Re: ClosedDOS???

[dd]

> > > I ask this:  What good is having the kernel sources if one cannot
> > > update the utility set to accomodate new kernel features?
> > >
> > > Could someone please explain this.
> >
> > Drop it away. Completely or nearly so. Use GNU utilities set instead ;).
> > It does look more like _Open_DOS, right?
>
> Well, I've still got a copy of OD, but not installed.  I don't
> plan on using it again unless Caldera's current position changes.
>
> GNU is more appropriately named OpenDOS.  ;o)
> I'm going to instead transfer my "DOS" interests efforts over to
> the tried and true REAL FREE software out there.
>
> FreeDOS
> Linux
> GNU
>
> etc...

Atually i already do use OpenDOS with GNU utilities set and i feel no need
(or nearly so) in original OD ones - except maybe things like share.exe and
so on (even my console driver is vt102,not ansi).

FreeDOS? Too buggy and not so DOS-compatible..
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