I wanted to start a thread to discuss packages in the *next* FreeDOS distribution. For now, I'll call this "FreeDOS Next" for lack of a better label. This could be "FreeDOS 1.4" or "FreeDOS 2.0" but we'll save the "label" discussion for another time.
To frame the discussion, in the "Thinking about FreeDOS 2.0" discussion thread I suggested this: >> Simplify FreeDOS. >> >> There's a lot in the FreeDOS distribution. Do we need all the packages >> that we include in FreeDOS 1.3, when we release FreeDOS 1.4 (or 2.0, >> whatever we call it)? >> >> In my original post, I suggested we might remove the Unix packages. It >> was a good experiment, but I think folks find it confusing. Also might >> trim the editors, archivers, and utilities. Also suggested removing >> all of the graphical desktops, since these are limited in what they do >> (some are incomplete) and no one is working to fix the bugs. >> >> I also suggested splitting the distribution into "full" (containing >> everything, basically the LiveCD) and "mini" (containing just Base >> packages). This helps folks who just want to install a basic FreeDOS >> system, without the other packages. >> >> By trimming the packages, do we need a BonusCD? >> >> Deciding what packages to keep/remove is a larger discussion that we >> should have in a different thread. I'll start up new threads for each >> "package group" in hopes that this will keep discussion on-topic and >> manageable. So I'll start up a different discussion thread for each "package group." I'm hoping that different threads will help focus the discussion. Please try to keep discussion on-topic for each thread (for example, don't discuss editors in the "graphical desktop" thread). I'll start these 13 discussion threads: (list is pulled from the FreeDOS 1.3 package report, linked on the "Download" page on the website) 1. FreeDOS Base (base) 2. Applications (apps) 3. Archivers (archiver) 4. Boot Tools (boot) 5. Development (devel) 6. Device Drivers (drivers) 7. Editors (edit) 8. Games (games) 9. Graphical Desktops (gui) 10. Networking (net) 11. Sound Tools (sound) 12. Unix Like Tools (unix) 13. Utilities (util) _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
