The FreeDOS Project turned 30 years old this year; that's a long time for any open source software project! In this remote presentation, Jim will share a history of the FreeDOS Project, including a demonstration of what FreeDOS is and what you can do wiht FreeDOS in 2024.
Because some attendees may not know what "DOS" is, Jim will start with "what is DOS" and explain "where FreeDOS came from" then talk about "why FreeDOS is an interesting open source project in 2024."
Jim will have some slides at the start to talk about history, but the rest of the talk will be a live demo using FreeDOS. Sobre Jim Hall: Jim Hall is an open source software developer and advocate. His first contribution to open source was in 1993 with a patch to GNU Emacs, but is probably best known for his work on FreeDOS, the open source version of the DOS operating system.
