Re: install-freedos-master works

Unfortunately it is not so easy to combine everything inside one=20
repository. This was considered, but there is a strong incentive to keep=20
these things separate.

Many software distributions are facing a dilemma on which software to=20
offer to users and which software had best be avoided. Part of this is=20
related to whether software provides recipients with all four freedoms=20
or whether they might restrictions in unexpected moments in case they=20
want to use the software for specific purposes (commercial) or have a=20
requirement to modify/distribute it. There are thus reasons for some to=20
avoid distributing or recommending software that doesn't guarantee there=20
won't be restrictions, instead seeking to provide only software for=20
which full freedom is guaranteed.

Therefore care was taken to avoid combining these scripts with DOSEMU2=20
itself. At this point DOSEMU2 itself and some software that runs in it,=20
can be handled without restrictions. The software that this script=20
installs cannot be easily modified as some of the tooling required to=20
compile it has restrictions. Future developments, either in removing=20
restrictions from the tooling used or by replacing this tooling may=20
allow these tools to live more closely together again.

Op 11-04-2021 om 13:47 schreef Jude DaShiell:
> after a sudo make install and deleting a few old directories, I ran=20
> dosemu -t and then ran insfdusr.=C2=A0 I was told that no user space exis=
ted=20
> so exited out of dosemu and went into the=20
> ~/builds/install-freedos-master/src directory and ran=20
> freedos-installuserspace.
> The downloads from the ibiblio archive happened and were successful.
> Next dosemu -t and I find 6 directories on c: tmp was the only directory =

> earlier and I got a bin directory and doc and help and they're populated =

> with files.
> install-freedos-master ought to go into dosemu with documentation so=20
> things aren't so biforcated in the future.
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