Web site: svardos.org
Origin: unknown
Category: Desktop
Desktop environment: CLI
Architecture: x86
Based on: FreeDOS
Wikipedia:
Media: Install CD/USB/Floppy
The last version | Released: active
Zobacz po polsku: SvarDOS
SvarDOS – an open source project that aims to integrate the best DOS tools, drivers, and games available today.
DOS development was abandoned by commercial players long ago, mostly in the early 90s. It currently survives solely through the efforts of hobbyists and retro enthusiasts, but it is a very scattered and unorganized ecosystem.
SvarDOS aims to collect available DOS software and make it easy to find and install applications using a network-aware package manager (like apt-get, but for DOS and running on an 8086 computer).
SvarDOS is a minimalist DOS system that offers only a DOS kernel, a command interpreter, and the most basic tools for system administration. Then the user has to install additional packages. Care has been taken to ensure that SvarDOS remains 8086 compatible, at least in its most basic (core) configuration.
SvarDOS is published under the terms of the MIT License. However, this only applies to SvarDOS-specific files, although the support packages that come with SvarDOS may be under different licenses (GPL, BSD, Public Domain, Freeware…).
The system can be configured in many languages: English, German, French, Polish, Russian, Italian, and others.
SvarDOS is a rolling release system, which means that it does not adhere to the concept of “versions”. Once the system is installed, its packages can be updated using the SvarDOS online update tools (pkg and pkgnet).
