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<h1>SvarDOS - an open-source DOS distribution</h1>
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<h1>SvarDOS - an open-source DOS distribution</h1>
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<p class="copyr">for PCs of the 1980-2000 era</p>
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<p class="copyr">for PCs of the 1980-2000 era</p>
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<p>SvarDOS is an open-source project that is meant to integrate the best out of the currently available DOS tools, drivers and games. DOS development has been abandoned by commercial players a long time ago, mostly during early nineties. Nowadays it survives solely through the efforts of hobbyists and retro-enthusiasts, but this is a highly sparse and unorganized ecosystem. SvarDOS aims to collect available DOS software and make it easy to find and install applications using a network-enabled package manager (like apt-get, but for DOS and able to run on a 8086 PC).</p>
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<p>SvarDOS is an open-source project that is meant to integrate the best out of the currently available DOS tools, drivers and games. DOS development has been abandoned by commercial players a long time ago, mostly during early nineties. Nowadays it survives solely through the efforts of hobbyists and retro-enthusiasts, but this is a highly sparse and unorganized ecosystem. SvarDOS aims to collect available DOS software and make it easy to find and install applications using a network-enabled package manager (like apt-get, but for DOS and able to run on a 8086 PC).</p>
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<h2>Minimalist and 8086-compatible</h2>
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<h2>Minimalist and 8086-compatible</h2>
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<p>Once installed, SvarDOS is a minimalistic DOS system that offers only a DOS kernel, a command interpreter and the most basic tools for system administration. It is then up to the user to install additional packages. Care is taken so SvarDOS remains 8086-compatible, at least in its most basic (core) configuration.</p>
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<p>Once installed, SvarDOS is a minimalistic DOS system that offers only a DOS kernel, a command interpreter and the most basic tools for system administration. It is then up to the user to install additional packages. Care is taken so SvarDOS remains 8086-compatible, at least in its most basic (core) configuration.</p>
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<h2>Open-source</h2>
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<h2>Open-source</h2>
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<p>SvarDOS is published under the terms of the MIT license. This applies only to SvarDOS-specific files, though - the auxilliary packages supplied with SvarDOS may be subject to different licenses (GPL, BSD, Public Domain, Freeware...).</p>
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<p>SvarDOS is published under the terms of the MIT license. This applies only to SvarDOS-specific files, though - the auxilliary packages supplied with SvarDOS may be subject to different licenses (GPL, BSD, Public Domain, Freeware...).</p>
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<h2>Multilingual</h2>
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<h2>Multilingual</h2>
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<p>The system can be set up in a wide selection of languages: English, German, French, Polish, Russian, Italian and more.</p>
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<p>The system can be set up in a wide selection of languages: English, German, French, Polish, Russian, Italian and more.</p>
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<h2>No "versions"</h2>
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<h2>No "versions"</h2>
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<p>SvarDOS is a rolling release, meaning that it does not adhere to the concept of "versions". Once the system is installed, its packages can be kept up-to-date using the SvarDOS online update tools (pkg & pkgnet).</p>
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<p>SvarDOS is a rolling release, meaning that it does not adhere to the concept of "versions". Once the system is installed, its packages can be kept up-to-date using the SvarDOS online update tools (pkg & pkgnet).</p>
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<h2>Community and help</h2>
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<h2>Community and help</h2>
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<p>Need to get in touch? Wish to submit some packages, translate SvarDOS to your language, or otherwise contribute? Or maybe you'd like some information about SvarDOS? Come visit the <a href="?p=forum">SvarDOS community forum</a>. You may also wish to take a look at the project's <a href="https://github.com/SvarDOS/bugz/issues">bug tracker</a>.</p>
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<p>Need to get in touch? Wish to submit some packages, translate SvarDOS to your language, or otherwise contribute? Or maybe you'd like some information about SvarDOS? Come visit the <a href="?p=forum">SvarDOS community forum</a>. You may also wish to take a look at the project's <a href="https://github.com/SvarDOS/bugz/issues">bug tracker</a>.</p>
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<?php // the "default" build proposed on the main page is read from default_build.txt
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<?php // the "default" build proposed on the main page is read from default_build.txt
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$lastver = trim(file_get_contents('default_build.txt'));
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$lastver = trim(file_get_contents('default_build.txt'));
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echo '<h2>Downloads (build ' . $lastver . ')</h2>'
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echo '<h2>Downloads (build ' . $lastver . ')</h2>'
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?>
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?>
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<p>SvarDOS is available in a variety of installation images. Some may be available as multilingual and English-only. The EN-only variants are smaller because they miss all the translations, which makes them fit on a lower number of floppy disks. You can always upgrade an EN-only installation to multilingual support simply by upgrading its packages.</p>
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<p>SvarDOS is available in a variety of installation images. Some may be available as multilingual and English-only. The EN-only variants are smaller because they miss all the translations, which makes them fit on a lower number of floppy disks. You can always upgrade an EN-only installation to multilingual support simply by upgrading its packages.</p>
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<div class="download">
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<div class="download">
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<div>
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<div>
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<h3>International edition</h3>
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<h3>International edition</h3>
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<ul>
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<ul>
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<?php
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<?php
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$arr = array('cd' => 'CD-ROM ISO', 'floppy-2.88M' => '2.88M floppy disk', 'floppy-1.44M' => '1.44M floppy disks', 'floppy-1.2M' => '1.2M floppy disks', 'floppy-720K' => '720K floppy disks', 'usb' => 'bootable USB image');
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$arr = array('cd' => 'CD-ROM ISO', 'floppy-2.88M' => '2.88M floppy disk', 'floppy-1.44M' => '1.44M floppy disks', 'floppy-1.2M' => '1.2M floppy disks', 'floppy-720K' => '720K floppy disks', 'usb' => 'bootable USB image');
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foreach ($arr as $l => $d) {
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foreach ($arr as $l => $d) {
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echo "<li><a href=\"download/{$lastver}/svardos-{$lastver}-{$l}.zip\">{$d}</a></li>\n";
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echo "<li><a href=\"download/{$lastver}/svardos-{$lastver}-{$l}.zip\">{$d}</a></li>\n";
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}
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}
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?>
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?>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div>
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<div>
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<h3>English only</h3>
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<h3>English only</h3>
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<ul>
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<ul>
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<?php
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<?php
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$arr = array('floppy-1.44M' => '1.44M floppy disk', 'floppy-1.2M' => '1.2M floppy disks', 'floppy-720K' => '720K floppy disks', 'floppy-360K' => '360K floppy disks');
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$arr = array('floppy-1.44M' => '1.44M floppy disk', 'floppy-1.2M' => '1.2M floppy disks', 'floppy-720K' => '720K floppy disks', 'floppy-360K' => '360K floppy disks');
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foreach ($arr as $l => $d) {
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foreach ($arr as $l => $d) {
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echo "<li><a href=\"download/{$lastver}/svardos-{$lastver}-{$l}-EN_ONLY.zip\">{$d}</a></li>\n";
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echo "<li><a href=\"download/{$lastver}/svardos-{$lastver}-{$l}-EN_ONLY.zip\">{$d}</a></li>\n";
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}
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}
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?>
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?>
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<p>(no translations, less floppies)</p>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<p>(no translations, less floppies)</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<?php
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<?php
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$latestbuild = scandir('download/', SCANDIR_SORT_DESCENDING)[0];
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$latestbuild = scandir('download/', SCANDIR_SORT_DESCENDING)[0];
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if ($latestbuild !== $lastver) {
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if ($latestbuild !== $lastver) {
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echo " <div>\n";
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echo " <div>\n";
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echo " <h3>Bleeding edge</h3>\n";
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echo " <h3>Bleeding edge</h3>\n";
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echo " <ul><li><a href=\"?p=files&dir={$latestbuild}\">build {$latestbuild}</a></li></ul>\n";
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echo " <ul><li><a href=\"?p=files&dir={$latestbuild}\">build {$latestbuild}</a></li></ul>\n";
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echo " <p>⚠ This build has not been tested! Try it and let us know how it works for you.</p>\n";
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echo " <p>⚠ This build has not been tested! Try it and let us know how it works for you.</p>\n";
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echo " </div>\n";
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echo " </div>\n";
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}
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}
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?>
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?>
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</div>
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</div>
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<p>The links above point to the latest builds of installation images. Archival builds can be found in the <a href="?p=files">files section</a>.</p>
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<p>The links above point to the latest builds of installation images. Archival builds can be found in the <a href="?p=files">files section</a>.</p>
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<p class="wondering">Wondering how SvarDOS is built? Take a look at the <a href="http://svn.svardos.org/">project's SVN</a>, where all the build-related files and scripts are stored. To pull the sources using the standard subversion client use this:<br>svn co svn://svn.svardos.org/svardos svardos</p>
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<p class="wondering">Wondering how SvarDOS is built? Take a look at the <a href="http://svn.svardos.org/">project's SVN</a>, where all the build-related files and scripts are stored. To pull the sources using the standard subversion client use this:<br>svn co svn://svn.svardos.org/svardos svardos</p>
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