@pastermil@sh.itjust.works to Open Source@lemmy.ml • 25 days agoMicrosoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code!github.comexternal-linkmessage-square162fedilinkarrow-up1841arrow-down121 cross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1820arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code!github.com@pastermil@sh.itjust.works to Open Source@lemmy.ml • 25 days agomessage-square162fedilink cross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
minus-squareBjörn Tantaulinkfedilink18•25 days agoI wonder if this is of any use to them or if they’re already too far ahead.
minus-square@schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink27•25 days agoTo my knowledge, FreeDOS has been a fairly complete implementation of DOS for a very long time, so this is probably not useful to them.
minus-square@blindbunny@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish6•25 days agoGood question lmk if you find the answer. I just use FreeDos to play Chex quest
minus-square@psud@aussie.zonelinkfedilink0•24 days agoThey couldn’t use it. MS DOS is released under a licence that restricts redistribution
minus-square@explodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish3•24 days agoIt says here you can modify and distribute: https://github.com/Microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/LICENSE
minus-squareBjörn TantaulinkfedilinkEsperanto2•24 days agoThey changed it to MIT. You can basically do what you want with it.
minus-square@space@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink3•24 days agoSure, but it’s still really interesting from a historic point of view.
FreeDos is better anyways
I wonder if this is of any use to them or if they’re already too far ahead.
To my knowledge, FreeDOS has been a fairly complete implementation of DOS for a very long time, so this is probably not useful to them.
Good question lmk if you find the answer. I just use FreeDos to play Chex quest
They couldn’t use it. MS DOS is released under a licence that restricts redistribution
It says here you can modify and distribute: https://github.com/Microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/LICENSE
They changed it to MIT. You can basically do what you want with it.
Neat!
Sure, but it’s still really interesting from a historic point of view.