pastermil@sh.itjust.works to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoMicrosoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code!github.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code!github.compastermil@sh.itjust.works to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoI wonder if this is of any use to them or if they’re already too far ahead.
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoTo my knowledge, FreeDOS has been a fairly complete implementation of DOS for a very long time, so this is probably not useful to them.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoThey couldn’t use it. MS DOS is released under a licence that restricts redistribution
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoIt says here you can modify and distribute: https://github.com/Microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/LICENSE
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEsperantoarrow-up1·4 months agoThey changed it to MIT. You can basically do what you want with it.
I wonder if this is of any use to them or if they’re already too far ahead.
To my knowledge, FreeDOS has been a fairly complete implementation of DOS for a very long time, so this is probably not useful to them.
They couldn’t use it. MS DOS is released under a licence that restricts redistribution
It says here you can modify and distribute: https://github.com/Microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/LICENSE
They changed it to MIT. You can basically do what you want with it.