THE FREEDOS RIPCORD BETA 8 H01 ("Nikita") DISTRIBUTION
September 3, 2002

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)
Bootable CD:
-----------
+Attrib 2.00 [1.20]
+Choice 3.6c [3.3]
 CuteMouse 1.9 beta3
+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/   
+Fdisk 1.01 {optionally 1.10(beta)} [1.0]
 Fips 2.0
 Findcd.com 1.02
   used within boot-images as detection utility for cdrom-drive
   Freeware
   Bart Lagerweij
   http://www.nu2.nu/utils/
+FreeCom 0.83beta44 {optionally 0.83beta44XMSswap} [0.83beta32]
+Format 0.90 [0.85]
+Install 3.77 [3.76]
   GPL
   jeremyd@computer.org
   http://www.fdos.org/install/
+ISOLINUX / MEMDISK 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
!Kernel build 2027test [2026a patched] (*** Please update to 2027 release ***)
+More 3.4e [3.3]
 Pg 1.0
 Ranish Partition Manager 2.37
 Reboot 2.0
 Shsucdex (Fdcdex) 1.4b
+Sys 2.5 [2.4]
+TE Version 1.0 Revision: 1.7 [Revision 1.4]
   used only on boot disk, small, free, & easy to use text editor
   Free (see TE.DOC on boot disk for details)
   available upon request
   http://members.tripod.com/cuzintone/
 Unzip 5.50
+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/
+XKeyb 1.13 [1.9]


Base: [Base List] Programs for FreeDOS
----
 Assign 1.4 
   GPL
   Steffen.Kaiser@fh-rhein-sieg.de
   http://www2.inf.fh-rhein-sieg.de/~skaise2a/ska/sources.html
+Attrib 2.00 [1.20]
   GPL
   reifsnyderb@mindspring.com
   http://www.23cc.com/programs/
 Backup Not Available
 break - internal to command.com
 cd, chdir - internal to command.com
 chcp Not Available
 Chkdsk Not Available
 cls - internal to commmand.com
+Choice 3.6c [3.3]
   GPL
   jhall@freedos.org
   http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/
 Command.com - see FreeCom
 Comp 0.1pv2
   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
 date - internal to command.com
 Debug 0.95c
   Free (copyrighted, but free to distribute and use)
   vojta@math.berkeley.edu
   http://math.berkeley.edu/~vojta
 Defrag 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 0.72
   GPL
   mellerm@wirtual.pl
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/diskcomp/
 Diskcopy beta 0.6
   GPL
   imre.leber@worldonline.be
   http://www.imre.0catch.com/diskcopy/diskcopy.htm
 echo - internal to command.com
 Edit 0.5
   GPL
   onehardmarine@attbi.com
   http://www.geocities.com/xsaintx69/freedos/
 Emm386 0.4 (includes Himem, a variant of FDXMS)
   GPL
   tom.ehlert@ginko.de
   http://freedos.sourceforge.net/emm386
 Fremm386 (alternate Emm386) Not Available
   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/
 Fc 2.0
   GPL
   Maurizio Spagni
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/fc/
 Fdcdex - see Shsucdex
+FDHelp 3.4a [3.3.1 patched]
    GPL
    jhall@freedos.org
    http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/files/
+Fdisk 1.01 {optionally 1.10(beta)} [1.0]
   GPL
   reifsnyderb@mindspring.com
   http://www.23cc.com/free-fdisk/
 FDXMS (xmm similar to Himem for 386+) 0.9.Sand
 FDXMS286 (xmm similar to Himem for 286) 0.01.Espansiva
   GPL
   ams@ludd.luth.se
   http://www.ludd.luth.se/~ams/freedos/
+Find 2.5b [2.4]
   GPL
   jhall@freedos.org
   http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/files/
+FreeCom 0.83beta44 {optionally 0.83beta44XMSswap} [0.83beta32]
   GPL
   freecom@freedos.org
   http://freedos.sourceforge.net/
+Format 0.90 [0.85]
   GPL
   reifsnyderb@mindspring.com
   http://www.23cc.com/programs/
 Graphics Not Available
 Himem - see FDXMS & EMM386
 Htmlhelp 4.2
   Express Software Public License - Free (see license.txt in htmlhelp archive)
   onehardmarine@attbi.com
   http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/haven/3881/freedos/
 Join - see Swsubst, replaces subst and join
!Kernel build 2027test [2026a patched] (*** Please update to 2027 release ***)
   GPL
   bart@dosemu.org
   http://freedos.sourceforge.net/
 Keyb - see XKeyb & MKeyb
 Label 1.3
   GPL
   onehardmarine@attbi.com
   http://www.geocities.com/xsaintx69/freedos/
 loadhigh, lh - internal to command.com
 Mem 1.3
   GPL
   Bart.Oldeman@bristol.ac.uk
   http://www.dosemu.org/~bart/
+MKeyb 0.27 [Not in Beta 8]
   GPL
   Tom Ehlert
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/xkeyb/
 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 3.4e [3.3]
   GPL
   jhall@freedso.org
   http://www.freedos.org/jhall/utils/files/
+Move 2.0 [1.1]
   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) 1.4b
   copyright reserved, free use program
   csc_jhm@shsu.edu
   http://www.shsu.edu/~csc_jhm/
 Sort 1.0
   GPL
   k4gvo@qsl.net
   ftp://ftp.mindspring.com/users/k4gvo/freedos/
 Swsubst (Subst/Join) 3.1
   GPL
   Steffen.Kaiser@fh-rhein-sieg.de
   http://www2.inf.fh-rhein-sieg.de/~skaise2a/ska/sources.html
+Sys 2.5 [2.4]
   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 / Rescue ver ?, 2002-06-23 [Not in Beta 8]
   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 1.0 (Rene's)
   GPL
   rene.ableidinger@gmx.at
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/xcopy/
+XKeyb 1.13 [1.9]
   GPL
   aitor.sm@wanadoo.es
   http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/xkeyb/


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 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
+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
+CuteMouse 1.9 beta4 {optionally 2.0 alpha2} [1.9 beta3]
   GPL
   nagyd@almos.vein.hu
   http://cutemouse.sourceforge.net/
 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
+Lbacache Jan 25 2002
   GPL
   eric@coli.uni-sb.de
   http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~eric/stuff/soft/
 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 3.0.5 [3.0.3]
   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

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