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Package: Free QDOS - A QL compatible Free Operating System
System name: freeqdos
Type: non-GNU

Description:
Free QDOS will be a modern, Free Operating System for expanded Sinclair QL 
machines and derivatives based on Minerva and QDOS Classic drivers (QDOS 
classic is a Free Software derivative of QDOS v.1.03 "JM").



Free QDOS will be written entirely in MC68K assembly and while maintaining the 
core of Minerva and QDOS Classic, these will be updated to use only Free tools 
such as gwass and gwassl. 



Minerva (the main core) is a GPL'd 68K assembly OS for the QL but has not been 
updated for quite sometime.



Free QDOS will implement a real (POSIX) filesystem for the first time in the QL 
world, as well as:



a. inbuilt TCP/IP networking based on uwIP, b. memory protection, c. virtual 
machines, d. fully independent device driver API e. Full gui based on picogui 
(<url:http://www.picogui.org>) and f. partial compatibility with the newest QL 
OS: SMSQ/e.



The current sources of Free QDOS (currently still Minerva) reside at: 
<url:http://bergbland.info/> (Direct link to the sources via: 
<url:http://www.laustemple.fsnet.co.uk/files/m198src.zip>.



The target machines for Free QDOS currently planned are: 1. Expanded QLs 
(Minimum 68000 cpu), Atari ST/TT/Falcon, Amiga, Q40, Q60.







Other Software Required:
Currently depending on GST/Quanta QL Macro Assembler. 

No non-free software dependencies will exist at the time of first release, 
macros are currently being changed to ones compatible with as68 and 
gwass/gwassl (all free tools)

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