FreeDOS 1.0 distribution

The files available in this directory are:

fdbasecd.iso
fdbasecd.md5

fdbasews.iso
fdbasews.md5

fdfullcd.iso
fdfullcd.md5

fdfullws.iso
fdfullws.md5

fdboot.img

pkgs/

readme.txt

fdbasecd:
    fdbasecd.iso is the recommended download for dial-up users and those with
limited hard drive space.  It solely contains the BASE diskset and lacks a
LiveCD portion.  The integrity of the file can be checked against fdbasecd.md5.

fdbasews:
    fdbasews.iso is recommended for people with little hard disk space, but
with a faster internet connection.  It is the same as fdbasecd except it also
contains the LiveCD portion and the SRC_BASE diskset.  As a general rule, when
installing it is usually not recommended to install the sources, as they will
take up much hard disk space.  Its integrity can be checked against
fdbasews.md5.

fdfullcd:
    This is the recommended download for users with a fast internet connection
and a reasonable level of free hard disk space.  It is as fdbasecd, but
containing the LiveCD portion and the COMPRESS, DRIVER, EDIT, GAMES, GUI, LANG,
MEDIA, NET, and UTIL disksets.  This will likely be the ISO for most users.
Its integrity can be checked against fdfullcd.md5.

fdfullws:
    fdfullws.iso is NOT recommended for most, if any users.  It is an
unnecessarily large download and is only provided to satisfy the various
licenses (especially GPL) under which each of the software packages are.  Users
who wish to inspect source code may download individual packages from the
internet, as most will not be indending to see every line of code.  Its
integrity can be checked against fdfullws.md5.

fdboot.img:
    fdboot.img is provided for users experiencing difficulties with or who are
unable to boot from CD-ROM.  If you write this file to a floppy disk, you can
then use the CD-ROM as if it were booted from the CD-ROM.  Another way to
boot from CD-ROM is to use Smart Boot Manager (btmgr.sf.net).

pkgs/:
    The files in this directory are individual packages that can be installed
from any FreeDOS 1.0 installation.  If you desire any of these packages, simply
download them to your hard drive, and run "FDPKG /INSTALL PKGX.ZIP" where
PKGX.ZIP is the filename of the package you downloaded.  FDPKG will handle
configuration and dependency checking of the package to install.

readme.txt:
    This file.