pastermil@sh.itjust.works to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 1 年前Microsoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code!github.comexternal-linkmessage-square161fedilinkarrow-up1855arrow-down121 cross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1834arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code!github.compastermil@sh.itjust.works to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 1 年前message-square161fedilink cross-posted to: opensource@lemmy.ml
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 年前I wonder if this is of any use to them or if they’re already too far ahead.
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up29·1 年前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.
minus-squareblindbunny@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 年前Good question lmk if you find the answer. I just use FreeDos to play Chex quest
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 年前They couldn’t use it. MS DOS is released under a licence that restricts redistribution
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 年前It says here you can modify and distribute: https://github.com/Microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/LICENSE
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEsperantoarrow-up3·1 年前They changed it to MIT. You can basically do what you want with it.
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!