Re: binfmt_mz inclusion [PATCH]

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 22 Apr 1997 21:50:41 +0100 (BST)


> Ah, this is very interesting. We (dosemu-team) just 'invented' a new type of
> packed dosapplications (*.dexe) that needs to be started by dosemu.
> This file in prinzipal is a preconfigured bootable dosemu hdimage,
> containing the FreeDos kernel and _one_ DOS-Application fired up in
> the config.sys via 'shell='. To start a *.dexe you need no special dosemu
> configuration, it will run 'out of the box'.

Interesting. You realise that with a little hacking of the X code you
could make Linux the first OS to support secure DOS applets under
netscape ;)

Alan