[GNUz] Linux is not the only OS ...

[Jim Cheetham]

About the only real use I have for FreeDOS at the moment is checking 
the validity of the eicar virus test file.
FreeDOS itself is generally very capable, and quite actively developed. 
And GPL'd of course.
It makes a good platform from which to play the old DOS games, like 
Wolfenstein :-)

-jim

On Jun 20, 2005, at 6:03 PM, Wesley Parish wrote:

> FWIW, I'm running FreeDOS in dosemu as I write.  Still haven't worked 
> out a
> use for it though - it doesn't run WordPerfect all that well.
>
> Wesley Parish
>
> On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:49, Jim Cheetham wrote:
>> Announcing release of GNU/DOS!
>>
>> http://danq.lunarpages.com/gnudos/
>>
>> GNU/DOS is a distribution of FreeDOS which includes the following:
>>
>> -Several core FreeDOS packages
>> -The DJGPP development environment with many GNU programs
>> -The Arachne Web browser, e-mail client, and file manager
>> -The OpenGEM graphical user interface with many GEM programs
>> -The vim editor for software developers
>> -GPL, GPL with DJGPP exceptions, LGPL, vim, and public domain licensed
>> source code for all of the above
>>
>> -jim
>>
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