On 15/05/2015 23:47, J.K. Benedict wrote:
 > ‎After years of using FreeDOS, I have found it apropos to contribute. I
 > am still reviewing road maps, current utilities, and preferred languages.

Hi,

Here below is a short list of stuff that could need contributing, from 
the top of my head:

Creating packages:
- Cyclicly making sure all we have packaged so far is still up to date
- Creating packages for (free) DOS sofware that is not packaged yet
- Porting existing non-DOS software to DOS
- Nagging old shareware authors to open their ancient source code to the 
community

Developing user tools:
- A http(s) browser that works with today's web pages (CSS3, HTML5, JS...)
- Picture viewer/converter, like SEA DOS Viewer
- Extend one of the existing network stacks with full IPv6 support
- Create a FreeDOS installer that could be used on FreeDOS v1.2
- Interconnectivity tools (ie. 'how to transfer files between a FreeDOS 
box and another PC) - maybe a NFS browser, or even just a free 
equivalent of the old LapLink tool.

Developing low-level drivers:
- Drivers for modern, unsupported hardware (mostly Sound and networking) 
- for sound, a new API based on the VESA sound standatd could be nice 
for new apps
- Wider/better/easier USB support
- Implementing something better than FAT32 in the FreeDOS kernel, that 
supports journaling (ext3?)

Mateusz


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