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%h*** Packages inclusion rules *** |
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SvarDOS is a DOS distribution that comes with plenty of third-party packages. |
With time, packages get updated and new packages are being added. However, |
SvarDOS is not a shareware distribution CD, nor it is a "warez" production of |
any kind. Every software that is distributed within SvarDOS must comply to a |
few common sense rules, as listed below. |
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%hObjective usefulness |
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The distributed software must be useful. There is no point in distributing |
hundreds of "Hello World" programs for example. The software must be useable |
as a finished product and provide some features that are proven to be seeked |
by at least a subset of the user base. Games are considered useful, as long as |
they fulfill their goal of providing actual distraction. |
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%hReasonable quality |
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The packaged program must exhibit traits of reasonable quality. This means |
that it should have a deterministic behavior, and be free of undesirable |
side-effects to the user's computer (not crashing, freezing, resulting in |
unexpected loss of data, etc). It should also provide clear, non-ambiguous |
instructions to the user about how the program is meant to be used. |
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%hFree (no cost) |
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The program must be free - that is, available at no financial cost. It doesn't |
have to comply to an OSI-approved license or be open-source (even if that |
would be preferred), but at the very least it must be free for personal, |
non-commercial use. This includes "Freeware", "postcardware", etc. "Shareware" |
is acceptable, too, as long as the shareware version of the program fullfills |
the conditions of usefulness, quality and allows repackaged distribution. |
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%hDistribution allowed |
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The program must allow distribution without restrictions, and must not forbid |
being redistributed in a re-packaged form. |
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%!CORE EXCEPTIONS |
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While the above rules are valid for all third-party packages that may be |
distributed with SvarDOS, it does NOT apply to the "CORE" packages that contain |
the operating system itself. SvarDOS being a free (as in "libre") operating |
system, all CORE packages must comply to a libre-like license - be it GPL, BSD, |
MIT, public domain, or anything that allows for unrestricted distribution, |
provides source code and allows to modify it freely. |