| 9,14 → 9,15 |
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| The FreeDOS project began 29 June 1994. Version 1.0 came around in 2006. |
| Version 1.1 has been released in 2012, and the version 1.2 followed in |
| December 2016. This translates roughly to a 5-years release cycle. Granted, |
| the DOS scene is not as active as it used to be, but still, many things happen |
| during a few years. Such version-centric approach also requires users to |
| perform full-system upgrades every now and then. |
| December 2016. Version 1.3 was announced for December 2021. This translates |
| roughly to a 5-years release cycle. Granted, the DOS scene is not as active as |
| it used to be, but still, many things happen during a few years. Such |
| version-centric approach also requires users to perform full-system upgrades |
| every now and then. |
| |
| SvarDOS is very different in this regard: there are no versions at all. |
| Whenever a new program is included into or updated within the distribution, it |
| becomes immediately available through the SvarDOS reposoitory and may be |
| becomes immediately available through the SvarDOS repository and may be |
| pulled either through the SvarDOS website or SvarDOS' pkgnet tool. Already |
| installed systems can be easily kept up-to-date using the distribution's |
| package manager. |