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%hSvarDOS: The project's TODO list

* Replace the default (FreeDOS) edit with a smaller alternative (?) that is:
  - TINY (a dozen of KiBs or so)
  - relatively simple: no need for advanced text editing features, just enough
    to comfortably edit small (<64K) configuration files
  - 8086-compatible and have modest memory requirements
  - multi-lang (kitten library)
  - capable of (limited) copy/pasting between two files

* replace FreeCOM by SvarCOM

* improve installer so user can choose the target disk

* COUNTRY settings shall be configurable by localcfg (and user should be
  able to define local preferences through an easy-to-use wizard during
  install time)

* out-of-the box networking support:
 - requires shipping lots of packet drivers with SvarDOS... Should CRYNWR be
   part of the install set? Or only selected, most popular drivers? Or maybe
   this could be provided as a "supplemental" floppy disk?
 - user should be asked for its NIC model at install time
 - installer could also ask for a basic DHCP / static configuration

* install.com - MBR changes could be done by the installer itself instead of
  system()-calling fdisk

* help - write more useful content!
  - basic DOS commands (directories, copy/rename/delete files, etc)
  - common configuration files (autoexec, config.sys, pkg.cfg, wattcp.cfg..)
  - networking guide
  - memory management basics
  - ...

* test new versions of software and update packages accordingly. special care
  must be taken for core things: kernel, command.com, fdisk, himemx...

* add new, useful software to the SvarDOS repository (see the %lpkgrules.ama:rules%t)

* further NLS support, improvements of existing translations and adding new
  languages -> would be nice to have some kind of web interface for submitting
  and reviewing translations

* all user-facing CORE packages should be NLS-aware (translatable)

* possibly plenty of other things


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