The following is a list of software that is considered or stated by the maintainers themselves as being "freeware." However, make sure to read all of the software's included documentation before assuming anything. +-------------+ | HOME\VIDEOS | +-------------+ Mr. Happyness demoscene video HOME\VIDEOS\ERAGMRHA As far as the contents of the ERAGMRHA directory goes, I did not create it and there is no mention of a license anywhere except the fact that it was obtained from a demoscene sharing website a long time ago, too long ago to remember where and so as a demoscene example, it is most likely something similar to freeware. +-----------------+ | PROGRAMS\ACCESS | +-----------------+ Ascii-Chart PROGRAMS\ACCESS\AC File Maven PROGRAMS\ACCESS\fmav35a According to its README.TXT: File Maven is copyrighted software distributed as freeware. There are no fees for continued use and users are encouraged to copy and share it with friends and business associates. Screen Thief PROGRAMS\ACCESS\st204f VIEWHTML v2.5: Quickie HTML viewer and converter. PROGRAMS\ACCESS\VIEWHT25 +------------------+ | PROGRAMS\DEVELOP | +------------------+ AS65 (DOS version comes with Sim65) PROGRAMS\DEVELOP\AS65 Note: Sim65 is GPLv3; however, the AS65-DOS.EXE program it comes with has no source code but according to its readme.txt file: Copyright 2007, Frank A. Kingswood - freely distributable on the net. Get more of his assemblers at: http://www.kingswood-consulting.co.uk/assemblers/ AsciiQuest PROGRAMS\DEVELOP\ASCIIQ ** According to the ASCIIQ.DOC (renamed from: "AsciiQuest Editor.doc") FAQ: Can I sell the games I make with this program? Yes, but good luck trying :P ...And when you create a new project, the original files within the main AsciiQuest directory are copied to that project's directory (md5sums match) and because you can sell these games and because these files are required to play, it can be assumed that at worse case scenario that AsciiQuest is Freeware; otherwise, the FAQ response to selling would make no sense. Fun with DeHackEd! v1.2 PROGRAMS\DEVELOP\IWAD\dhe31 According to DHEFUN12.TXT: Share and Enjoy! Happy hacking, Robert Mikel robmikel@aol.com PROGRAMS\DEVELOP\IWAD\editutil Multiple utilities in regards to DOOM WAD editing and all appear to be freeware. ENDOOMER PROGRAMS\DEVELOP\IWAD\endm101 Appears to be freeware but the author would appreciate it if you gave them "a wee bit of credit" in the documentation for your custom DOOM WADs if you use ENDOOMER to make the ENDOOM message. Text-World PROGRAMS\DEVELOP\textwrld According to its README.txt: TEXT-WORLD (C) 2002-2003, MICKEY CROCKER. THIS GAME IS DISTRIBUTED AS FREEWARE WITHOUT A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU MAY DISTRIBUTE THIS PROGRAM BY ANY MEANS SO LONG AS ALL ORIGINAL FILES ARE INCLUDED, NOTHING IS MODIFIED, AND NO FEE IS CHARGED EXCEPT TO COVER ANY DISTRIBUTION COSTS. WARM PROGRAMS\DEVELOP\IWAD\warm16 Appears to be freeware and also comes with source code. +------------------+ | PROGRAMS\EDUCATE | +------------------+ BookLook (Visual Basic for MS-DOS BookLook ISAM Demo Program) PROGRAMS\EDUCATE\BOOKLOOK According to the source code: Copyright (C) 1982-1992 Microsoft Corporation You have a royalty-free right to use, modify, reproduce and distribute the sample applications and toolkits provided with Visual Basic for MS-DOS (and/or any modified version) in any way you find useful, provided that you agree that Microsoft has no warranty, obligations or liability for any of the sample applications or toolkits. CONVERT UNITS PROGRAMS\EDUCATE\convert According to CREDITS.CON: This program may be freely distributed by any means, including bulletin boards, provided that there is no fee or charge or consideration of any kind which is in \ excess of $8. However, we retain all the rights to this program. Grade Book PROGRAMS\EDUACTE\GRADBOOK I included a copy of http://www.keyhut.com/indexpos.htm inside of the GRADBOOK directory as proof of freeware, but you should really take the time to visit the author's site. +----------------+ | PROGRAMS\GAMES | +----------------+ Kgen PROGRAMS\GAMES\EMULATOR\KGEN9804 According to README98.TXT: KGen is "AbsolutelyFreeWare" (tm) - I hope you get a lot of enjoyment out of it. Feel free to distribute it wherever you like, AS LONG AS THIS FILE IS WITH IT. KiGB PROGRAMS\GAMES\EMULATOR\KIGB MESS PROGRAMS\GAMES\EMULATOR\MESS According to the MESS.TXT: Usage and Distribution Licence: =============================== - MESS usage and distribution follows that of MAME. Please read the MAME readme.txt file distributed with MESS for further information. And then according to README.TXT: MAME must be distributed only in the original archives. You are not allowed to distribute a modified version, nor to remove and/or add files to the archive. ...Essentially, the way these two documents are worded, it appears to be freeware that "wants" to be MIT or BSD licensed but isn't. It's weird, but essentially you can redistribute copies as long as it is the original archive. NESTicle PROGRAMS\GAMES\EMULATOR\NESticle According to README.TXT: It is freeware and it is not to be distributed with game ROMs and it is not to be modified or sold. Vision-8 PROGRAMS\GAMES\EMULATOR\V8 According to V8.TXT: This software can be used free of charge and may be distributed freely, as long as the archive isn't modified in any way, no profit is made from distributing it, and no games are supplied with it. Also, this software comes without any warranty, neither express nor implied: Use at your own risk +-------------------+ | PROGRAMS\GRAPHICS | +-------------------+ Canvas PROGRAMS\GRAPHICS\canvas11 FONTEDIT PROGRAMS\GRAPHICS\FONTEDIT According to README.TXT: FontEdit is freeware. It may be distributed only in it's original, unmodified form. No fee may be charged for it's use or distribution, except with expressed written permission from Sterling Christensen. No warranties, either expressed or implied, of any kind are granted for this product or it's online help and documentation. I, Sterling Christensen, am not liable for any inaccuracies or incompleteness in the online help or documentation, nor damages, incidental or consequential, that may result from the use of this product. In other words, use at your own risk. PaintPro PROGRAMS\GRAPHICS\PAINTPRO According to README.TXT: PaintPro is freeware. You can use this program and distribute it as long as the whole package is in his original form and the programs leave unchanged. PictView PROGRAMS\GRAPHICS\PICTVIEW According to PICTVIEW.DOC: This software is freeware, so you may use it as freely as you want to and where you want to. No fees for the author are required. All warranties are disclaimed, including damage to hardware and/or software from use of this product. In no event will I be held liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of your use or inability to use the program, or any other claim by any other party. Poster 1.2 PROGRAMS\GRAPHICS\poster12 According to POSTER.DOC: 1. POSTER 1.2 is FreeWare ========================= FreeWare means that POSTER 1.2 is free. If you use it, you don't owe me any money. But you can't do what you want with it! You can distribute it freely to your friends, make numerous copies, upload it on BBSes, Internet, Compuserve & other electronic services. However, POSTER 1.2 is my program, you can't modify it in any way. You can't modify this file nor any other file in the package. You have to distribute all the files provided in the package (see POSTER files section for list). You use this program at your own risks! This program is safe, it's painless, it won't hurt anyone but if something goes wrong you have to know that I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE OF ANY DAMAGE IT MAY HAVE DONE TO YOUR COMPUTER, PERIPHERALS, MATERIAL, TO YOU OR YOUR RELATIVES, WIFE, HUSBAND, GIRLFRIEND, BOYFRIEND, FRIENDS, ENEMIES, CAT, DOG OR ANY OTHER. ...however; I (TheOuterLinux speaking now) would like to note that this copy of Poster also includes a "FILE_ID.DI2" file. The already included "FILE_ID.DIZ" file mentions 1.21 at the top but 1.2 in th main text. The other version of "FILE_ID" does the same thing but is worded differently. I think the author might have made a "hiccup" when putting this together. +----------------+ | PROGRAMS\MEDIA | +----------------+ FLILIB PROGRAMS\MEDIA\FLILIB According to README: Fli.lib and the associated source and documentation files are Copyright 1990 Dancing Flame, San Francisco. Permission is granted to distribute fli.lib and to use fli.lib in any non-commercial program. If you would like to use fli.lib in a commercial program please contact Dancing Flame. The normal licensing fee is the retail price of 5 copies of the program you are selling. ...and because PsychDOS is not a commercial program, it is okay to include. MPXPLAY PROGRAMS\MEDIA\MPXPLAYG Accodring to http://mpxplay.sourceforge.net/: On this page you can find my opensource multimedia developments, like Mpxplay and MMC, X264vfw and X265vfw ...Saying something is opensource but not giving a specific license isn't safe enough for me to lable this as "GPL" or anything similar and is safer until evidence suggests otherwise that this is freeware. However, do note that MPXPLAY is included with FreeDOS 1.2. Sound Club for DOS PROGRAMS\MEDIA\SCLUB SCLUB is released as freeware, even though the documentation AFTER running the installer says otherwise. This is because the self- extracting EXE file over-writes the readme.txt that is initially extracted from the sclub.zip. I have no idea why they haven't updated the "installed" README other than for historic reasons. And because of the way the freeware license is worded, I cannot install SCLUB for you. So instead, the initial readme.txt was extracted and renamed as "freeware.txt" to prevent it from being replaced. +------------------+ | PROGRAMS\NETWORK | +------------------+ Mocha Dos TN3270 version 1.1 PROGRAMS\NETWORK\dos3270 Mocha Dos TN5250 version 1.4 PROGRAMS\NETWORK\dos5250 The LICENSE.TXT files make you believe that this software is shareware, but they were later released as freeware except for whatever reason, the authors did not update these files. If you do not believe me, you can go to https://mochasoft.dk/freeware/msdos.htm and even see that they have the LICENSE="freeware" and LICENSE_KEY="A59937". I also included a copy of the page as "FREEWARE.HTM" in the same directory. FlChat PROGRAMS\NETWORK\FLCHAT FlMail PROGRAMS\NETWORK\FLMAIL I hate to list these as "freeware" because I am probably wrong about that and they are more likely "GPL," the same vain as Dillo, but I cannot find anything in regards their license; the downloaded package did not contain much to go on. XFDOS, which is where they come from or at least in this case, the sourceforge.net site, appears to be "free" as in freedom and FreeDOS forums have no issue mentioning it. But until I see an actual file that says what license they use, I am at least assuming freeware. +-----------------+ | PROGRAMS\OFFICE | +-----------------+ Check Register Program PROGRAMS\OFFICE\CHECK According to the source code: Visual Basic for MS-DOS Check Register Program Copyright (C) 1982-1992 Microsoft Corporation You have a royalty-free right to use, modify, reproduce and distribute the sample applications and toolkits provided with Visual Basic for MS-DOS (and/or any modified version) in any way you find useful, provided that you agree that Microsoft has no warranty, obligations or liability for any of the sample applications or toolkits. DirTel version 3.28 PROGRAMS\OFFICE\DIRTEL EDITV PROGRAMS\OFFICE\EDITV41U According to readme.txt: This program may be used and copied freely without charge, but only for non-commercial purposes. The author is not responsible for any damage or loss of data that may be caused by using it. SLED PROGRAMS\OFFICE\sled According to SLED.DOC: SLED, SLHED and the document you are reading are all Copyright 1987 by: Sam Wilmott 420 Tweedsmuir Avenue Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Z 5N5 You are welcome to use them and pass copies of them along to others as long as: (1) you always keep SLED, SLHED and this document together, (2) you don't give anyone copies of the programs or of this document that have been modified in any way, and (3) you don't charge anyone for copies of the programs or of the documentation (other than to cover reasonable handling, packaging and postal costs). wp2x Wordperfect to varius text format converter PROGRAMS\OFFICE\FLW12con\wp2x +-----------------+ | PROGRAMS\SYSTEM | +-----------------+ ADJust CLOCK PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\ADCLK200.EXE GMENU v1.0 by Jim Webster PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\GMENU.EXE According to GMENU.DOC: I hereby proclaim, being of unsound mind and body, this program a freebee! HX DOS extender runtime PROGRAMS\STSTEM\HXRT216 LHA Ver 2.55E (FREE SOFT) PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\LHA According to LHA\README.TXT: LHA ver2.55E is an English version of LHA ver2.55 test version. LHA255E.EXE file may freely be distributed but please keep it in mind that this is only a test version and there might be some modification in the official public release. ...However, I renamed the LHA.EXE file because PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN is a part of PATH if you use the RUNME.BAT file to start PsychDOS like you are supposed to and most people are not going to remember "LHA255.EXE". LLSTAT PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\LLSTAT.EXE According to LLSTAT.TXT: This program may be used and copied freely without charge, but only for non-commercial purposes. The author is not responsible for any damage or loss of data that may be caused by using it. ...And, I am not anyone for a copy of PsychDOS at all, so it should be fine. Make sure to also visit https://ferguson.home.xs4all.nl/freeware/ for more tools by J.R. Ferguson. LOADSYS TSR and Device Driver loader/unloader PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\loadsys.exe MAKELIST PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\MAKELIST.EXE MAN PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\man.exe http://reimagery.com/fsfd/txtutil1.htm#man MERGE PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\MERGE.EXE According to MERGE.TXT: This program may be used and copied freely without charge, but only for non-commercial purposes. The author is not responsible for any damage or loss of data that may be caused by using it. ...And, I am not anyone for a copy of PsychDOS at all, so it should be fine. Make sure to also visit https://ferguson.home.xs4all.nl/freeware/ for more tools by J.R. Ferguson. RUTILS4 - A mixed group of programs, some from Unix http://reimagery.com/fsfd/misc.htm#rutils PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\ BANNER.EXE DCALC.EXE DCAT.EXE DTAB.EXE ENTAB.EXE FILE.EXE GENOUT.EXE HD.EXE L.EXE LOCASE.EXE MCOL.EXE NCONV.EXE NODUP.EXE UPCASE.EXE See also RUTILS40.TXT and accompanying *.DOC files of the same name for details. SlowDOS PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\SLOWDOS **This could also be public domain like with the THROTTLE program since they are both part of the flopper project (http://www.oldskool.org/pc/flopper) and THROTTLE's source code README file says it is public domain; however, I am listing SlowDOS as "FreeWare" for now just in case. There is source code for both. STRINGS PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\BATMEN.BAT PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\CAPIT.BAT PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\CHECKEX.BAT PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\LOOP.BAT PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\NOIZE.BAT PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\PARSE.BAT PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\SAVEDI.BAT PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\SHELL.BAT PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\STRING.DOC PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\STRINGS.ASM PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\STRINGS.COM\STRINGS1.DOC ** According to the STRING.DOC and STRINGS1.DOC files, the BAT files listed above for STRINGS was published in September 10, 1991 (Utilities) for version 1.0 and then again in PC Magazine December 22, 1992 (Utilities) for version 2.5. There is also source code included with the original downloadable package at http://manmrk.net/tutorials/batch/string25.zip but no mention of a license; however, because of being published to the public in a magazine for everyone to use and because of the package having source code, it is safe to assume that this is at least freeware. TZXUTILS - TZX Tape file format utilities PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\tzxutils PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\64TAPVOC.EXE PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\64TZXTAP.EXE PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\64VOCTAP.EXE PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\64VOCTZX.EXE PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\DIRECT.EXE PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\PLAYTZX.EXE PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\TAP2TZX.EXE PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\TZX2TAP.EXE PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\VOC2TZX.EXE ** These TZX-related utilities were free to download and also included source code for each one; however, no specifics were mentioned in regards to license; so, I am making the assumption, or at least for now, that these are, at minimum, Freeware. https://worldofspectrum.net/pub/sinclair/tools/pc/tzxutils.zip UNTAR 1.14 PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\UNTAR.EXE ux2dos & dos2ux http://reimagery.com/fsfd/txtutil5.htm#ux2dos PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\ DOS2UX.EXE DOS2UX.HLP UX2DOS.EXE UX2DOS.HLP ...However, I could be wrong about this being freeware since source code was included. vmode.exe PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\BIN\vmode.exe http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/vmode.exe