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Updated: Free-DOS Alpha 4 Release
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WELCOME!

On behalf of everyone who has contributed to the Free-DOS project, I would like to welcome you to the Alpha 4 Release of the Free-DOS operating system.

INSTALLATION NOTES

You should have UNZIPped this archive with the '-d' option, to insure that the archive's directory structure is preserved. Please see the following files for more information. FAQ

      Frequently Asked Questions about Free-DOS INDEX

      Description of files included in this distribution MANIFSTO

      Statement of goals for the Free-DOS project STATUS

      Free-DOS Status report and task list

BUGS

They are everywhere, aren't they? As with any alpha release, there are bugs. Your bug reports will help us to provide you with a better product in the future, so please do not hesitate to contact the Free-DOS bug report coordinator at the address below. Or, if you are feeling ambitious, feel free to isolate or correct the bug in the source code, noting your changes, and send it in!

LEGAL NOTICE

Except as noted, these programs and their included files, source, and documentation are free software; you can redistribute these and/or modify them under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. These files are distributed in the hope that they will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

CONTACT PEOPLE

Project Coordinator:

      M. "Hannibal" Toal <hannibal@iastate.edu> Documentation Coordinator:

      Bill Weinman <billw@enet.net> Testing/Bug Report Coordinator:

      Rob Schanke <rschanke@falcon.lhup.edu> COMMAND.COM:

      Tim Norman <normat@rpi.edu> DOS-C Kernel:

      Pat Villani <pat.villani@vos.stratus.com> MICRO-C Compiler:

      Dave Dunfield <ddunfield@bix.com>

THANKS

FInally, I'd like to extend a special appreciation to James Hall, the original founder of the Free-DOS project, for getting this whole thing started in the first place!
M. "Hannibal" Toal

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