Editing FreeDOS (section)

{{Short description|Open source clone of MS-DOS}}
{{redirect|Freedos|the singular|Freedo (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox OS
| name = FreeDOS
| logo = FreeDOS logo4 2010.svg
| screenshot = FreeDOS 1.1 screenshot.png
| caption = FreeDOS 1.1 default shell, FreeCOM
| developer = [[Jim Hall (computer programmer)|Jim Hall]] & The FreeDOS team
| programmed in = [[Assembly language]], [[C (programming language)|C]]<ref name="FreeDOS_Spec"/>
| family = [[DOS]]
| working state = Current
| source model = [[Open source]]<ref name="FDOS_2021"/>
| released = {{Start date and age|1994|09|16|df=yes}}<ref name="FreeDOS_A1"/>
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|P348|P548=Q2804309}}       | latest release date    = {{Start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}|df=yes}}<ref name="FDOS_Download"/>
| language = [[English language|English]], [[German language|German]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[French language|French]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| supported platforms = [[x86]]
| kernel type = [[Monolithic kernel]]<ref name="Villani_1996_Kernel"/>
| influenced_by = [[MS-DOS]]
| ui = [[Command-line interface]] ([[COMMAND.COM]])
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL]]<ref name="FDOS_2021"/> with various different licenses for utilities
}}
'''FreeDOS''' (formerly '''PD-DOS''') is a [[free software]] [[operating system]] for [[IBM PC compatible]] computers. It intends to provide a complete [[MS-DOS]]-compatible environment for running [[Legacy system|legacy software]] and supporting [[embedded system]]s.<ref name="homepage"/> FreeDOS can be booted from a [[floppy disk]] or [[USB flash drive]]<ref name="Franske_2007_USB" /><ref name="FreeDOS_Floppy" /> and is designed to run well under [[virtualization]] or [[x86]] [[Emulator|emulation]].<ref name="Gallagher_2014" />

The FreeDOS project began under [[Jim Hall (computer programmer)|Jim Hall]] in 1994, and the first [[Stable version|stable]] version was released in 2006. Unlike most versions of [[MS-DOS]],<ref name="Turner_2018"/> FreeDOS is composed of [[free software]], [[Software license|licensed]] under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]].<ref name="FDOS_2021"/> However, other packages that form part of the FreeDOS project include non-GPL software considered worthy of [[Digital preservation|preservation]], such as [[4DOS]], which is distributed under a modified [[MIT License]].<ref name="4DOS"/>

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