FreeDOS [SEP] license
FreeDOS
FreeDOS (formerly Free-DOS and PD-DOS) is a free operating system for IBM PC compatible computers. It intends to provide a complete DOS-compatible environment for running legacy software and supporting embedded systems.
FreeDOS can be booted from a floppy disk or USB flash drive. It is designed to run well under virtualization or x86 emulation.
Unlike MS-DOS, FreeDOS is composed of free and open-source software, licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Therefore, its
base distribution does not require license fees or royalties and creation of custom distributions is permitted. However, other packages that form part of the FreeDOS project include non-GPL software considered worth preserving, such as 4DOS, which is distributed under a modified MIT License.
History.
The FreeDOS project began 29 June 1994, after Microsoft announced it would no longer sell or support MS-DOS. Jim Hall who at the time was a student posted a manifesto proposing the development of "PD-DOS", a public