pastermil@sh.itjust.works to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoMicrosoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code!github.comexternal-linkmessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up1836 cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnews@radiation.partyopensource@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up18·8 months agoI wonder if this is of any use to them or if they’re already too far ahead.
minus-squareblindbunny@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoGood question lmk if you find the answer. I just use FreeDos to play Chex quest
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoThey couldn’t use it. MS DOS is released under a licence that restricts redistribution
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoIt says here you can modify and distribute: https://github.com/Microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/LICENSE
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkEsperantoarrow-up3·8 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.
Good question lmk if you find the answer. I just use FreeDos to play Chex quest
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.
Neat!