From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jim Hartley Subject: Re: your mail Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 23:06:16 -0500 Sender: linux-msdos-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <3F07A038.8080608@worldnet.att.net> References: <1057435822.2023.49.camel@tamriel.terranforge.com> Reply-To: linuxjim@programmer.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1057435822.2023.49.camel@tamriel.terranforge.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: linux-msdos@vger.kernel.org DOS 7.10? I guess that's one of those "M$-hidden-under-Windoze-DOS" versions? It gets confusing, since M$ used 7.x for those, while there is also an IBM PC-DOS 7.0 which is a "real" DOS and that's the one I always think of when DOS 7 is mentioned. That one is my favorite, I still have copies around, especially in the form of quick-boot utility diskettes. I guess one reason I like it is because I got it LEGALLY for free - a reward for participating in the Beta test. (Then again, those who know me know I will go to great lengths to avoid using ANY Micro$quish products.) Jim Hartley Lyvim Xaphir wrote: >I agree with Jim Hartley. This is pretty much a nonissue. Dos isn't >even supported by M$ any more as far as I know, and I've never heard of >any case where M$ has gone after an individual for such a thing in the >past anyway. Their only concern are large scale pirates selling on the >black market or corporations doing *current* release software on a >significant basis. They pretty much leave the individuals alone. > >And I don't think anyone will ever mistake this place as a site for >swapping of illegal software. This isn't anywhere near that class and >to suggest that it might be is kind of edging over into the pinhead >arena. > >On another note, if I was going to share a copy of Dos it would be >version 7.10 because of it's superior memory management and stability. >7.10 was partially a response in 98 to gamer's claims of >incompatibilities in winblows with some of the more sophisticated Dos >games like Elder Scrolls Arena, Duke Nukem 3d and others. It was the >last best version of Dos. > > >On Sat, 2003-07-05 at 10:53, Ged Haywood wrote: > > >>Hi there, >> >>On Sat, 5 Jul 2003, Jim Hartley wrote: >> >> >> >>>I think this one is WAY, WAY under the radar. >>> >>> >>I'd agree if this weren't a public mailing list. >> >>I'm more concerned with the reputation of the list. If it earns a >>reputation as a place for swapping pirate copies of software, that >>might not be a Good Thing. >> >>There has to be a way for the guy to get what he wants done without >>broadcasting a technical infringement of a copyright owned by a ten >>billion dollar potential adversary. >> >>73, >>Ged. >> >> > >--LX > > >