I am considering starting a test project to determine the feasibility of implementing a 32-bit FreeDOS kernel. If I decide to do so, who else is interested in contributing?
Said contributors could assist in coding, help with testing, establish and evolve standards for the project, create documentation and many other things. I am not saying we are going to reinvent the DOS platform or alter the course of space and time, but merely take a short ride down the *what-would've-happened-if-Microsoft-hadn't-ditched-DOS-for-Windows?* road. We will realistically determine the difficulty involved in such a project without branching off into *why the %@*# would you do something like that?* or *ARRRGH this is **pointless and you all are fools!* territory, then weigh that difficulty against our combined talents and proceed accordingly based on our findings. We who are interested in this venture will move all discussion of the project and any associated topics to a separate independent group discussion to avoid further irritating those stuck in 1987 cluttering this forum. FreeDOS will remain 16-bit for the foreseeable future and FreeDOS-32 development seems stalled indefinitely. As often as discussion on a 32-bit DOS is stifled, the topic still resurfaces again and again - suggesting to me there is genuine interest in it. So I pose the question: who would like to investigate this becoming a reality? Anyone who is interested can email me directly at *[email protected] <[email protected]>*. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Mercury Thirteen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 3:16 PM, Chelson Aitcheson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Haha I got laughed at and criticized for these ideas. >> > +1 > > Just make it don't worry about the community. >> > +10 >
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