FreeDOS's Linux Roots
June 29, 2019, the FreeDOS Project turns 25 years old. That's a major milestone for any open-source software project! In honor of this anniversary, Jim Hall shares this look at how FreeDOS got started and describes its Linux roots. https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/freedoss-linux-roots
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@linuxjournal I couldn't believe when I first saw this project; DOS was never considered a good operating system. It's one of the reason OS/2 tried using "a better DOS than DOS" as a selling point; you knew DOS was going to crash, so being able to restart it without a reboot was huge.
