> > Hi all,
> >
> > I hate to say this but I may have found a site where you can download the
> > source code of DOS 6.0.
> >
> > I'm not experienced in programming operating systems, but it may be true...
> >
....
> > Is this real or is it just a hoax?
>
>
>Please do not do this.  It is highly inappropriate for any person who is
>contributing towards the FreeDOS Project to have any "inside" knowledge
>of the MS-DOS source code.  For this reason, you should not have posted
>this URL.  I ask you not to do this again.  I delete mail that suggests
>things like this.
I don't want to unnecessarily bother those people that are actively 
developing for FreeDOS, but things like this are one more reason to create 
some development documentation along with the code to have a (not 100%) 
proof that they have developed the code on their on and not just copied 
from such sources. And i highly doubt that the M$ source code alone is 
helpful without the necessary background documentation.

Ralf


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I completly understand your point.

You seemed to missed our point though.

If there is *any* reason for a software company to belive
that there is even *one* *line* of their *copyrighted* code
in another product, they are entitled to sue for punitive
damages. This of course is a *bad* thing for an open source
project. This means that the developers on this list *cannot*
even download this software to verify it!

FreeDOS is a clean room work alike aiming to be compatable
with MSDOS. This fact precludes the possibility of even
thinking of snatching this code. Besides Plagarism is something
developers *hate* in general - I remember some caldera developer 
rebadging the freedos mouse driver and releasing it as their own.
(What did happen there in the end?)

I hope that clarifies any remaining questions you have :-)

Being flamed is a fact of life on the net, next time 
wear asbestos underwear :-)

Best Regards,
-Simon