Yes, I also think so - it *is* time for version 1.0. Bye Flo
Jim Hall wrote: > Jim Hall wrote: >> [...] >> It's as though we're afraid of the "1.0" label, sort of asymptotically >> approaching "1.0" but never really getting there. >> > > > > A lot of people probably wonder "why is '1.0' so important?" I feel we > need to get "1.0" out there to draw a line in the sand, that we're at > least "1.0" quality. We can do what MS-DOS could do. Maybe we have a > few bugs, but what "1.0" software doesn't have bugs - people expect it. > But marking a "1.0" release means you can start to work on stuff after > "1.0": I really hoped we would be able to break out of the mould of > MS-DOS, and start to extend what DOS means. FreeDOS-32 is along that > direction. Multitasking, flat memory, etc. I'd also like to see more > utilities to make it possible to replicate some of the advanced features > we take for granted in modern operating systems, such as Linux. > > I guess I'm impatient to get there. > > -jh > > -- Florian Xaver <http://www.flox.at.tf> Dr-DOS Wiki <http://www.drdos.org> oZone-a GUI operating system for DOS,Linux,Win SWORD-a nice GUI library for DOS/DJGPP <http://www.flox.at.tf> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
