> On Sat, 1 May 2021 at 21:13, Wilhelm Spiegl <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> hi jim, >> i think you should feel free to rename filenames to a unique system e.g. >> program_yyyy-mm--dd -at least within a single command. creating >> subdirectories is nice but not absolutely necessary if the user knows that >> the latest version is always on the bottom. > > Such a filename is not DOS-compatible. Subdirectories are. > > Could you please bottom-post on mailing lists? Top-posting as you are > doing breaks threading. >
Threading should be based on subject etc. not on content. Dos compatible filenames are irrelevant for URL, just give the file ANY name you like after downloading the file, it is better to have search-friendly URL which contain both name and version. Something like krn386x.zip is ridiculous for people who want to google for freedos kernel 2042 i386. Actually you could use descript.ion or similar metadata to have the file name "kernelx.zip" (x = binary, s = source, if you like to make that distinction) or "kernel.zip" and add the other information to the descript.ion which makes it visible for enhanced versions of DIR. Or just use LFN. Also, something like /kernel/2021/2042/i386/kernel.zip means you have to navigate up and down various directories for ten minutes to get an overview of available files. Eric _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
