The GNU/DOS Project has been discontinued. From the web site: "Further development of GNU/DOS has been discontinued due to: a lack of developer time for the project; the fact that the project's objectives were not fully met; and the fact that the latest stable release of FreeDOS, when combined with the DJGPP development tools, is very much superior to the final release of GNU/DOS."
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Member since:2006-09-25
Member since:2005-07-29
I wasn't saying that my GNU/DOS distro was *bad*, I was simply saying that FreeDOS had matured enough and eventually became better than GNU/DOS. When FreeDOS was in its beta versions not too long ago, it was terrible - the installer never worked, CD-ROM drivers crashed, etc., which is one of the reasons why I put together GNU/DOS. This is no longer necessary, since FreeDOS is now very stable.
Was it popular opinion that GNU/DOS was a *bad* distro? I hope not...
Member since:2006-04-05
Danq,
I never had a chance to use GNU/DOS, but I commend anyone who spends time on an open source project. Even if it didn't become quite as mature a product as a similar project, I can't help but believe that your work made a contribution to the field. Maybe it's hard to quantify the impact, but there are many intangibles to be recognized: the code base that might be used elsewhere, the interest generated in the field, the motivation for other projects. From what you tell us (I have not researched this), my guess is that your efforts helped spur FreeDOS to be what it is today.
I trust too that through this project, you have developed as a developer and can bring your skills as an invaluable asset to another venture.
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2005-07-06
At least they are willing to admit that another product does a better job at the same thing they were trying to accomplish. This in no way means they are a failure though. It means they found one of many ways of how not to code an OS.