Released April 5, 2025, FreeDOS 1.4 updated FreeCOM, FDISK, and the mTCP networking suite, while deliberately keeping the same kernel as 1.3 until the next kernel version is fully tested.
In September 2018, Microsoft re-released MS-DOS 1.25 and 2.11's source code on GitHub under the MIT license — a genuinely open release, four years after a 2014 version that was source-available but not truly open.
A practical comparison of the FreeBSD Ports Collection and the pkg binary package manager, and how to use both together without breaking your system.
Released January 2, 2012, FreeDOS 1.1 filled a long gap since the 1.0 release, refining package management and driver support without changing the project's core commitment to MS-DOS compatibility.
A complete walkthrough configuring File History for continuous, versioned backups of your personal files — and how to actually restore a previous version when you need one.
How the three pillars of observability complement each other, and why having all three matters more than maximizing any single one.
A complete walkthrough customizing Windows Terminal's settings.json and your PowerShell profile script — so your preferred shell, prompt, and startup behavior are there every time you open a terminal.
A complete walkthrough enabling Remote Desktop the right way — Network Level Authentication, a non-default port, and firewall scoping — rather than exposing RDP openly to the internet.
A complete walkthrough enabling Windows Sandbox for running untrusted applications in a clean, disposable, isolated environment — no separate VM image to manage.
Where FreeDOS achieves genuine binary compatibility with MS-DOS, where it deliberately diverges, and what that means for running real DOS software.