DOS ain't dead

Don't Do This!! (Users)

posted by RayeR , CZ, 12.11.2007, 01:31

> Yeah, people have such terrible tunnel-vision that they forget what
> copyright is for. The concept was to protect the creator of the given
> work from losing $$$ for a period of time.
>
> Old DOS software that has no recognizable market share (and can no longer
> even be purchased) doesn't need this kind of protection, it's not
> profiting the author(s) either way.

Yes and even more, nice example we can see on (build based) games Duke Nukem 3D and Blood. 3D Realms made Duke free with sources which let game fans to make a new better engine for it to live longer. Monolith is keeping Blood closed and made it die. Of course true fans found an obscure way how to run it via dgVoodoo+VDMSound under 2K/XP or as I tried in linux DOSemu...

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DOS gives me freedom to unlimited HW access.

Complete thread:

• Interresting czech software - Laaca, 11.11.2007, 10:07 (Users)
  • Interresting czech software - flo, 11.11.2007, 12:57
  • Interresting czech software - RayeR, 11.11.2007, 21:40
  • Ahead NTFS Driver - avoskov, 11.11.2007, 22:06
    • Ahead NTFS Driver - RayeR, 12.11.2007, 00:46
  • Don't Do This!! - Jack R. Ellis, 11.11.2007, 22:46
    • Don't Do This!! - sol, 11.11.2007, 23:02
    • Don't Do This!! - Laaca, 11.11.2007, 23:18
      • Don't Do This!! - Jack, 11.11.2007, 23:52
        • Don't Do This!! - RayeR, 12.11.2007, 00:42
          • Don't Do This!! - sol, 12.11.2007, 00:47
            • Don't Do This!! - RayeR, 12.11.2007, 01:31
        • My Apologies, Martin! - Jack, 12.11.2007, 01:11
  • The WARMONGER Speaks Again!! - Jack, 11.11.2007, 23:29
    • The WARMONGER Speaks Again!! - sol, 11.11.2007, 23:35
    • The WARMONGER Speaks Again!! - Steve, 12.11.2007, 07:35
  • "We Shall See, Shan't We!" - Jack, 11.11.2007, 23:59
  • The WARMONGER From Canada Continues! - Jack, 12.11.2007, 00:53
    • The WARMONGER From Canada Continues! - Steve, 12.11.2007, 01:16
      • The WARMONGER From Canada Continues! - johnsonlam, 12.11.2007, 06:15
        • The WARMONGER From Canada Continues! - Steve, 12.11.2007, 06:54
          • The WARMONGER From Canada Continues! - johnsonlam, 12.11.2007, 08:13
            • The WARMONGER From Canada Continues! - Steve, 12.11.2007, 09:08