GNU GnuDOS

GnuDOS is a library designed to help new users of the GNU system, who are coming from a DOS background, fit into the picture and start using the GNU system with ease. It also addresses the console programmers of such programs that have the look and feel of old DOS system. The library is composed of core utilities and software applications:

* The core library (corelib) contains four utilities: Kbd (for keyboard handling), Screen (for screen drawing), Dialogs (for dialog boxes/window drawing), and Strings (for strings functions).

* The software applications are three: Prime (console file manager), Mino (console text editor), and Fog (console form designer).

Downloading GnuDOS

GnuDOS can be found on the main GNU ftp server: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnudos/ (via HTTP) and ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnudos/ (via FTP). It can also be found on the GNU mirrors; please use a mirror if possible.

Documentation

Documentation for GnuDOS is available online, as is documentation for most GNU software. You may also find more information about GnuDOS by running info gnudos or man gnudos, or by looking at /usr/share/doc/gnudos/, /usr/local/doc/gnudos/, or similar directories on your system. A brief summary is available by running fog --help.

Mailing lists

GnuDOS has the following mailing lists:

bug-gnudos is used to discuss most aspects of GnuDOS, including development and enhancement requests, as well as bug reports.

help-gnudos is for general user help and discussion.

Announcements about GnuDOS and most other GNU software are made on info-gnu (archive).

Security reports that should not be made immediately public can be sent directly to the maintainer. If there is no response to an urgent issue, you can escalate to the general security mailing list for advice.

Getting involved

Development of GnuDOS, and GNU in general, is a volunteer effort, and you can contribute. For information, please read How to help GNU. If you'd like to get involved, it's a good idea to join the discussion mailing list (see above).

Development For development sources, issue trackers, and other information, please see the GnuDOS project page at savannah.gnu.org. Translating GnuDOS To translate GnuDOS's messages into other languages, please see the Translation Project page for GnuDOS. If you have a new translation of the message strings, or updates to the existing strings, please have the changes made in this repository. Only translations from this site will be incorporated into GnuDOS. For more information, see the Translation Project. Maintainer GnuDOS is currently being maintained by Mohammed Isam. Please use the mailing lists for contact.

Licensing

GnuDOS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.