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| <p>The FreeDOS project is mimicking a proprietary operating system, with all its APIs and peculiarities. For this reason, the project always had to be extremely careful about what can and what cannot be included within the FreeDOS distribution. As a result, only "free software" (as in freedom, think GPL, BSD, and so on) can make its way into the official distribution. While such cautious approach is sane and legally safe, it is far from practical for users. Allowing exclusively free software means that a high number of very useful programs, tools and games are left behind. For example "freeware" tools (as in "gratis but no source included") are a no-go. Even open-source programs can be rejected, if they do not clearly state that they comply with an OSI-approved license.</p> |
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| <p>Svarog386, on the other hand, takes a much more accepting approach to what can be included as part of the distribution. Basically, anything that is objectively useful, of reasonable quality, free/gratis and can be legally distributed in the form of a package, can be included in Svarog386. Read more about <a href="?p=tech&art=pkgincl">Svarog386 package inclusion rules</a>.</p> |
| <p>Svarog386, on the other hand, takes a much more accepting approach to what can be included as part of the distribution. Basically, anything that is objectively useful, of reasonable quality, free/gratis and can be legally distributed in the form of a package, can be included in Svarog386. The only exception is for the "core" repository (ie. the operating system itself), which must be based exclusively on free/libre software. Read more about <a href="?p=tech&art=pkgincl">Svarog386 package inclusion rules</a>.</p> |