THE FREEDOS BETA 9 ("Methusalem") DISTRIBUTION
August 21, 2003

Programs (license & version #s) included with this release:

Diskset:
  Program name and version
    Copying Policy / License
    Maintainer email address
    Primary download site
(Please email jeremyd@computer.org with any corrections or updates.)


Most programs may also be found individually on ibiblio or mirror site:
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/


 <space> unchanged since last official FreeDOS release
* unchanged since last FreeDOS Ripcord release
+ updated in this release
- removed in this release
! TODO item (something that should be updated but for some reason hasn't)


Boot Disk /  (not all programs on all boot disks, only lists those not below)
Bootable CD:
-----------
*Eltorito.sys 1.4 [1.1]
   used within boot-images as CD-ROM driver only when booting from CD
   Free with restrictions ( see \FREEDOS\DOCS\ELTORITO.TXT )
   Bart Lagerweij
   http://www.nu2.nu/eltorito/   
 
+ISOLINUX / MEMDISK 2.07 pre1 <2.00 pre-release 8>  [1.70]
   used to support multiple options on bootable CD (multiboot cdloader)
   GPL
   H. Peter Anvin
   http://syslinux.zytor.com/iso.php
*Vmchk
   used to determine if attempting to boot using VMWare
   Free (You may freely use, modify, redistribute or trash them in whatever way you like.)
   chitchat@lycos.jp
   http://members.tripod.co.jp/chitchat/vmware/


Base: [Base List] Programs for FreeDOS
----
 Ansi - see Nansi
 
 Append 0.1
   GPL
   Jesse Smith
   http://slicer69.tripod.com/code#dos
 Assign 1.4 
   GPL
   Steffen.Kaiser@fh-rhein-sieg.de
   http://www2.inf.fh-rhein-sieg.de/~skaise2a/ska/sources.html
*Attrib 2.10 [2.00]
   GPL
   reifsnyderb@mindspring.com
   http://www.23cc.com/programs/
 Backup Not Available (only some documents)
   GPL
   Ralf Quint
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/backup/
 break - internal to command.com
 cd, chdir - internal to command.com
 chcp Not Available
+Chkdsk beta 0.3 <beta 0.2> 
   GPL
   Imre.Leber@worldonline.be
   http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/free-defrag/
 cls - internal to commmand.com
+Choice 4.4 [4.2]
   GPL
   jhall@freedos.org
   http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/
 Command.com - see FreeCom
 Comp 1.03
   Free (copyrighted, but free to distribute and use)
   vojta@math.berkeley.edu
   http://math.berkeley.edu/~vojta
 copy - internal to command.com
 ctty - internal to command.com
 CuteMouse 1.9.1 beta [1.9final]
   GPL
   nagyd@almos.vein.hu
   http://cutemouse.sourceforge.net/
 date - internal to command.com
+Debug 0.95f [0.95e]
   Free (copyrighted, but free to distribute and use)
   vojta@math.berkeley.edu
   http://math.berkeley.edu/~vojta
+Defrag beta 0.31 [alpha 0.2]
   GPL
   imre.leber@worldonline.be
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/defrag/
 del, erase - internal to command.com
 Deltree 1.02c
   GPL
   raster@highfiber.com
   http://www.highfiber.com/~raster/freeware.htm
 dir - internal to command.com
 Diskcomp 06jun2003 [0.72]
   GPL
   mellerm@wirtual.pl
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/diskcomp/
+Diskcopy beta 0.92 [0.91]
   GPL
   imre.leber@worldonline.be
   http://www.imre.0catch.com/diskcopy/diskcopy.htm
+Display 0.0 [0.08]
   GPL
   aitor.sm@wanadoo.es
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/display/
 echo - internal to command.com
+Edit 0.6 [0.5]
   GPL
   onehardmarine@attbi.com
   http://www.geocities.com/xsaintx69/freedos/
+Edline 2.1 [2.0c] , compile from source!
   GPL
   GKP1@flash.net
   ftp://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/edline/
+Emm386 0.6 [0.4] (includes Himem, a variant of FDXMS)
   GPL
   tom.ehlert@ginko.de
   http://freedos.sourceforge.net/emm386
 Fremm386 (alternate Emm386) Not Available - project halted/dead
   GPL
   david@freemm.org
   http://fremm386.sourceforge.net
 Exe2bin 1.0
   GPL
   ramax@maks.bhg.ru
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/exe2bin/
+FastHelp 3.5 <FDHelp 3.4a> [3.3.1 patched]
    GPL
    jhall@freedos.org
    http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/files/
+Fc 2.22 [2.20]
   GPL
   Maurizio Spagni
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/fc/
 Fdcdex - see Shsucdex
+Fdisk 1.30 [1.01]
   GPL
   reifsnyderb@mindspring.com
   http://www.23cc.com/free-fdisk/
+FDXMS (xmm similar to Himem for 386+) 0.92.Oranges [0.91.Apples]
 FDXMS286 (xmm similar to Himem for 286) 0.01.Espansiva
   GPL
   ams@ludd.luth.se
   http://www.ludd.luth.se/~ams/freedos/
+Find 2.9 [2.6a]
   GPL
   jhall@freedos.org
   http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/files/
+FreeCom 0.82 pl 2 [0.83beta44]
   GPL
   freecom@freedos.org
   http://freedos.sourceforge.net/
*Format 0.91 [0.90]
   GPL
   reifsnyderb@mindspring.com
   http://www.23cc.com/programs/
+Graphics 11jun2003 [05apr2003]
   GPL
   eric@coli.uni-sb.de
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/graphics/
+Help 1.01 [HTMLhelp 5.1.0B] 
   Express Software Public License - Free (see license.txt in htmlhelp archive)
   worldwiderob@yahoo.co.uk
   http://projects.freedos.net/htmlhelp/
 Himem - see FDXMS & EMM386
 Join - see Swsubst, replaces subst and join
+Kernel 2032a [2031]
   GPL
   bart@dosemu.org
   http://freedos.sourceforge.net/
+Keyb2 Prototype 4 [XKeyb 1.13]
   GPL
   mkeyb (0.37) Tom Ehlert
   xkeyb (1.15) aitor.sm@wanadoo.es
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/xkeyb/
 Label 1.4b [1.3]
   GPL
   onehardmarine@attbi.com
   http://www.geocities.com/xsaintx69/freedos/
LbaCache 2003-06-26 [N/A]
   GPL
   eric @ coli.uni-sb.de
   http://www.auersoft.org
 loadhigh, lh - internal to command.com
+Mem 1.4 [1.3]
   GPL
   Bart.Oldeman@bristol.ac.uk
   http://www.dosemu.org/~bart/
 Mirror 0.2
   GPL
   reifsnyderb@mindspring.com
   http://www.23cc.com/programs/
 mkdir, md - internal to command.com
 Mode 1.04
   GPL
   k@heidenstrom.gen.nz
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/mode/
+More 4.2 [4.0TE]
   GPL
   jhall@freedos.org
   http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/files/
+Move 2.1 [2.0]
   GPL
   onehardmarine@attbi.com
   http://www.geocities.com/xsaintx69/freedos/
 Nansi 3.4
   GPL
   dank@alumni.caltech.edu
   http://www.kegel.com/
 Nlsfunc Not Available
 pause - internal to command.com
 Print 1.0
   GPL
   jimtabor@infohwy.com
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/print/
 PrintQ (FreeDOS Print queue manager) 05-Jul-1997
   Robert Mashlan
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/print/
 Replace 1.2
   GPL
   rene.ableidinger@gmx.at
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/dos/replace/
 rename, ren - internal to command.com
 rmdir, rd - internal to command.com
 Restore Not Available
 Scandisk 0.5
   GPL
   onehardmarine@attbi.com
   http://www.geocities.com/xsaintx69/freedos/
 Share - for FreeDOS kernel only
   Ron Cemer
   http://www.dosemu.org/~bart/share.zip
 Shsucdex (Fdcdex) 2.1 [1.4b]
   copyright reserved, free use program
   csc_jhm@shsu.edu
   http://www.shsu.edu/~csc_jhm/
 Sort 1.2 [1.0]
   GPL
   k4gvo@qsl.net
   ftp://ftp.mindspring.com/users/k4gvo/freedos/
+Swsubst (Subst/Join) 3.2 [3.1]
   GPL
   Steffen.Kaiser@fh-rhein-sieg.de
   http://www2.inf.fh-rhein-sieg.de/~skaise2a/ska/sources.html
+Sys 2.8 [2.6]
   GPL
   http://freedos.sourceforge.net/
 Tdsk (RAM disk) 2.3
   public domain
   ciri@gui.uva.es (2.42beta Matthias.Paul@post.rwth-aachen.de)
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/ramdisk/
 time - internal to command.com
*Tree 3.7.2 [3.7.1]
   GPL
   jeremyd@computer.org
   http://www.darklogic.org/fdos/projects/tree/
 type - internal to command.com
+Undelete 20021109 <20020623> 
   GPL
   Eric Auer
   http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~eric/stuff/soft/undelete.zip
 Unformat 0.8
   GPL
   reifsnyderb@mindspring.com
   http://www.23cc.com/programs/
 ver - internal to command.com
 verify - internal to command.com
 vol - internal to command.com
+Xcopy 1.1 [1.0] (Rene's)
   GPL
   rene.ableidinger@gmx.at
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/xcopy/


Edit: [Editors] Text Editors for FreeDOS
----
 Emacs 1.6g 
   GPL
   jhall@freedos.org
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/edit/emacs/
-Notepad removed [4.02]
   Free/open (distribute modified sources)
   steve@dosius.zzn.com
   http://www.geocities.com/dosiussoftware
 OSPlus Text Editor Open Source 2.0 (BC++ version DOS)
   GPL
   osplus@orudge.freeuk.com
   http://www.osplus.co.uk/
 Vim (VI iMproved!) 6.1
   Free
   guckes@vim.org
   http://www.vim.org/


Gui: [GUI] Graphics user interfaces (GUIs) that are available for FreeDOS
---
*SEAL 2.00.11 [2.0 lambda]
   GPL (source only available as a separate download)
   http://sealsystem.sourceforge.net/


Lang: [Compilers] Development Tools (assemblers, basic, ...)
----
 Arrowsoft assembler 2.00c
   public domain (no source available)
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/lang/asm/arrow/
 Basec 0.20
   GPL
   voxel@edmc.net
   http://www.basicguru.com/abc/basec.html
 BwBasic 2.20
   GPL / Free for non-commerical use
   ftp://ftp.rahul.net/pub/rhn/bwbasic-2.20.tar.Z
+Cats library 3.96 [Not in Beta 8]
   LGPL
   jhall@freedos.org
   http://www.freedos.org/jhall/cats/
 Dmake 4.8
   GPL [source ???]
   steffen.kaiser@fh-rhein-sieg.de
+Flat assembler (fasm) 1.40 [1.32]
   BSD (386+ only)
   fasm@metro-nt.pl
   http://fasm.metro-nt.pl/
+Insight Debugger 1.10
   GPL
   ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/
 Lib 3.2
   GPL
   steffen.kaiser@fh-rhein-sieg.de
   http://www2.inf.fh-rhein-sieg.de/~skaise2a/ska/sources.html
!!!!! - back to 0.98 please..unless fixed +Nasm 0.98.34 [0.98]
   LGPL
   ?
   http://nasm.sourceforge.net/
 Pacific C 7.51
   free (available only as a separate download)
   Hi-tech software
   ftp://ftp.htsoft.com/hitech/pacific/
 Val '95
   public domain
   http://www.dunfield.com/
 Wolfware Asm 223
   Not Included - free/OSS
   Erik Tauk
   http://user.mc.net/~warp/


Net: [Network] PPP access, browsers, mail readers, etc
---
 A network diskset is not currently provided.


Util: [Utilities] Other Utilities for DOS
----
 Bin2c 1.1
   GPL
   steffen.kaiser@fh-rhein-sieg.de
   http://www2.inf.fh-rhein-sieg.de/~skaise2a/ska/sources.html#bin2c
 C-lock 3.37
   GPL
   ramax@maks.bhg.ru
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/system/
 Cal 1.07
   Free (may be distributed freely, with or without source)
   raster@highfiber.com
   http://www.highfiber.com/~raster/freeware.htm
 CMOS 1.00
   GPL
   raster@highfiber.com
   http://www.highfiber.com/~raster/freeware.htm
 Compinfo 060698
   GPL
   brutsche@uswest.net
   http://tux.creighton.edu/~pbrutsch/ compinfo.zip compsrc.zip
 DCopy (DOS Copy) [was copy in BASE] v3.01
   GPL
   onehardmarine@attbi.com & mwillis@foxinternet.net
   http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/haven/3881/freedos/
 Dirstack 1.0
   GPL
   rlake@cs.mun.ca
 Dog 0.83b
   GPL
   dog@users.sourceforge.net
   http://dog.sourceforge.net/
 Du 1.0
   GPL
   minyard@mindspring.com
   http://www.mindspring.com/~minyard/software.html
 Euro 0.9
   GPL
   aitor.sm@wanadoo.es
   http://inicia.es/de/aitorsm/FreeDOS/DwnLoad/euro-en.zip
 Fdpower 1.0
   Free (no source available)
   MattJD@surfree.com 
 Finger 1.0
   GPL
   kurt_zammit@yahoo.com
 Fips 2.0
   GPL
   aschaefe@igd.fhg.de
   http://www.igd.fhg.de/~aschaefe/fips/
 Frm.com 0.0pre3
   GPL
   lsantil@castatela.edu
 Head 1.0 Included with DOG
   GPL
   dog@users.sourceforge.net
 Lfndos 1.06
   GPL
   chris jones
   http://saturn.spaceports.com/~dosuser/
+Loadfont 1 [Not in Beta 8]
   GPL
   Kurt Zammit
   http://zammitsoft.freeservers.com
 Locate 1.29b
   GPL
   raster@highfiber.com
   http://www.highfiber.com/~raster/freeware.htm
 Logon 1.0
   Free
   onehardmarine@attbi.com
   http://www.geocities.com/xsaintx69/freedos/
 Midiplay 1.1
   freeware w/source
   J.R.Allwright@westminster.ac.uk
   http://perun.hscs.wmin.ac.uk/~jra/MIDIplay/
 Nro 1.20
   Free
   steffen.kaiser@fh-rhein-sieg.de
   http://www2.inf.fh-rhein-sieg.de/~skaise2a/ska/sources.html
 PdTree 1.01
   Not Included - public domain
   jeremyd@computer.org
   http://www.darklogic.org/fdos/projects/tree/
 Pg 1.0
   GPL
   jhall@freedos.org
   http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/
 Power for DOS 0.1
   Not Included/Not Found - GPL
   quack@giznet.com
 Ranish Partition Manager [2.38 beta] 2.40 and 2.37
   2.40 shareware, 386+, no source
   2.37 freeware with source
   ranish@intercom.com
   http://www.ranish.com/part/
 Raread 1.1
   GPL
   reifsnyderb@mindspring.com
   http://www.23cc.com/programs/
 Reboot 2.0
   GPL
   jhall@freedos.org
   http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/
 Rerror 1.0(?)
   Free
   dave@dunfield.com
   http://www.dunfield.com
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/system/
+Runtime 2.1a [2.1]
   GPL
   jhall@freedos.org
   http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/
 Se Version 1.0 Revision 2.1
   Free (see license.txt for details)
   cuzintone@lycos.com
   http://members.tripod.com/cuzintone/
 Setlock 1.0
   GPL
   shamm@cmlmicro.co.uk
 Shext 2.0
   GPL
   Gennady Kolesnik
 Sleep 1.0
   GPL
   trane@gol.com
   http://www2.gol.com/users/trane/programming/programming.html
 Spool 2.2
   public domain
   Craig Derouen
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/print/
 Stamp 2.0
   GPL
   ark@mos.ru
   ftp://ftp.inf.fh-rhein-sieg.de/pub/freedos/local/
 Start 1.0
   Express Software Public License (Free)
   onehardmarine@attbi.com
   http://www.geocities.com/xsaintx69/freedos/
 Switchar 1.00a
   GPL
   raster@highfiber.com
   http://www.highfiber.com/~raster/freeware.htm
 Tail 7.02
   Free/Open
   M.Aitchison@phys.canterbury.ac.nz
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/file/
 Ted 3
   Not Included - public domain
   Roger Schroll
 Tee 1.0
   GPL
   jhall@freedos.org
   http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/ util10s.zip
 Topspin 3
   GPL
   rcanup@hal-pc.org
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/menu/
 Touch 1.43
   GPL
   kris.heidenstrom@actrix.gen.nz
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/file/
+Trch 3.1a [3.1]
   GPL
   jhall@freedos.org
   http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/
 GNU TTF2FNT 1.0
   Not Included - GPL
   Kurt Zammit
   http://zammitsoft.freeservers.com/
 Unzip 5.50
   BSD-like Info-ZIP license
   info-zip@wkuvx1.wku.edu
   http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/UnZip.html
 Uptime 7.02
   Free/Open
   M.Aitchison@phys.canterbury.ac.nz
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/system/
!!!!! WCD 3.0.6 [WCD 3.0.5]
   GPL
   waterlan@xs4all.nl
   http://www.xs4all.nl/~waterlan/
 Which 2.1
   GPL
   trane@gol.com
   http://www2.gol.com/users/trane/programming/programming.html
 Xfdboot 1.1
   GPL
   yury@zipper.paco.net
   http://zipper.paco.net/~yury/freedos.html
 Y2kfix 1.3
   GPL
   Juan Paolo L. Carballo
   http://www.mydestiny.net/~jplc/y2kfix.htm
 Zip 2.3
   Free
   info-zip@wkuvx1.wku.edu
   http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/Zip.html

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  FreeDOS is a trademark of Jim Hall. 
  It was claimed as a trademark to prevent its possible abuse or misuse.
  The name FreeDOS may be used by the FreeDOS community to refer to 
  programs that are part of the FreeDOS operating system, or to associate
  their programs with FreeDOS.
