These are the projects that make up the FreeDOS distribution.
The following lists are the projects that we include with the FreeDOS distribution. If you would like to submit changes or add a new entry for this list, please email the webmaster.
To help us maintain this list, we suggest you use an LSM file. LSM (from "Linux Software Map") is a file format used to collect information about each package in FreeDOS. Please use the entry template at the end when submitting information. It has been designed so that all you have to do is fill in the blanks and send it in as-is.
There are no limits on the line length or the number of lines for one keyword, but please try to be short, especially in the description. Entries may wrap to the next line; successive lines must include whitespace at the beginning.
Descriptions of the fields:
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| Title: | The name of the package. Please use the same title for the LSM entry of each version, so as to make it easier to find entries for new versions of packages that already have one in the data base. |
| Version: | Version number or other designation. Use a date if nothing else is appropriate. |
| Entered-date: | Date of when the LSM entry was last modified. Note that you should fill in both Version and Entered-date. The Entered-date should be in the format yyyy-mm-dd. For example, to speficy January 9, 1999, please use 1999-01-09. |
| Description: | Short description of the package. Don't put the whole README into the description, usually half a dozen of lines is more than enough. Please keep each line (including keyword) below 80 characters for maximal viewing comfort. Use a tab width of 8 spaces, or don't use tabs at all. |
| Keywords: | A short list of carefully selected keywords that describe the package. |
| Author: | Original author(s) of package. In a format that will fit into a From: or To: header of a normal email message. Preferred format: name@example.com (Full name). Multiple persons may be given, one per line. |
| Maintained-by: | Maintainer(s) of the program. Same format as Author. |
| Primary-site: | A specification of on which site, in which directory, and which files are part of the package. First line gives site and base directory, the rest give the sizes and names of all files. Names are either relative to the base directory, or full pathnames. If the ftp site does not use Unix style pathname syntax, then the full pathname must be given every time. The pathname must not contain spaces. For very large packages that are contained within one directory (say, a distribution), only the directory need be listed. Adding a trailing slash makes it clear that it is a directory. |
| Alternate-site: | One alternate site may be given. It should not be a site that mirrors the primary site (these are best found from a list of mirror sites), but should be one that maintained separately. The syntax is the same as for Primary-site, but if there is only one line (i.e., no files are specified), they are assumed to be the same as for Primary-site. |
| Original-site: | The original package, if this is a port to FreeDOS. Syntax is as in Primary-site, with the same handling of missing filenames as in Alternate-site. |
| Platforms: | The platform on which your program will run- this is always DOS. Please also specify the compiler or assembler used. Note that if you program runs on more than one platform, you should list them all here. For example: 'Linux (gcc), DOS (Borland C 3.1)' |
| Copying-policy: | Copying policy. Use GPL for GNU Public License, BSD for the Berkeley style of copyright, Shareware for shareware, and some other description for other styles of copyrights. If the use or copying requires payment, it must be indicated. |
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Here is an empty template. Cut this out, fill it in:
Begin3 Title: Version: Entered-date: Description: Keywords: Author: Maintained-by: Primary-site: Alternate-site: Original-site: Platforms: Copying-policy: End
Do not rename fields. Do not remove the Begin3 or End markers. Complete as many fields as possible. You must fill in at least the Title, Version, Entered-date, Description, and Primary-site fields.