FreeDOS Release Media Package Survey
Recently there has been much discussion on what software should be provided and installed with the different package sets and media.

I'll try to explain the the options listed below.

The first set of options determine if and when a package is installed. There are two additional options with a different meaning.
FreeDOS Base
APPEND Access files as if in the current dir(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
assign Assign a new letter to a drive(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
attrib Display and set file attributes(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
CHKDSK Check the disk for errors(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
choice Present a choice and wait(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
COMP Compare files and display differences(n/a bytes)MIT license
CPI (Code Page Information) Package DISPLAY-type DOS codepages(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
CTMouse The FreeDOS mouse driver(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
DEBUG Program testing and editing tool(n/a bytes)MIT License
Defrag Disk defragmentation utility(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 2
DELTREE Delete files and directories(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
devload Load device drivers from the command line(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
DISKCOMP Disk comparing utility(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
DiskCopy Copy one disk or image file to another(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
DISPLAY Driver for codepage management(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
EDLIN The FreeDOS standard line editor(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
exe2bin Convert an exe file to bin format(n/a bytes)Sybase Open Watcom Public License, Version 1.0
fc File compare utility(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
FDAPM Advanced power management utility(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
fdxms Replacement XMS driver for '386 systems or better(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
fdxms286 Replacement XMS driver for '286 systems or better.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
find Search for files that contain a string(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Format Disk formatting program(n/a bytes)GNU GPL
FreeCom The FreeDOS Command Shell(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2 (GPL)
FreeDOS Edit The FreeDOS text editor(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
FreeDOS Help (AMB) FreeDOS help files in AMB format(n/a bytes)GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
FreeDOS Help (HTML) FreeDOS help files in HTML format(n/a bytes)Express+GNU Free Documentation License
FreeDOS Helpers Batch files to perform various tasks(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later
Free FDISK Fixed disk partition tool(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 2
GRAPHICS Allows PrtScr to print graphics screens(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
HIMEMX HimemX is a XMS memory manager derived from FreeDOS Himem.(n/a bytes)General Public License, Artistic license and Public Domain
JEMM386 Jemm386 is an Expanded Memory Manager(n/a bytes)Artistic License
keyb A BIOS level international keyboard driver(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
KEYB layouts Keyboard layouts for KEYB(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
LABEL Set or change the disk volume label(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
LBAcache Disk cache for drives and floppies(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
MEM Display used and free memory in your system(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Mirror Records disk information for possible data recovery(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
MKEYB A very small keyboard driver(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, with exceptions
mode Set the mode of your devices(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
more Display a text file or program output one page at a time(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Move Move files from one location to another(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Nansi An ANSI driver for DOS(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
NLSFunc Add NLS for some supported programs(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
PRINT Print files in the background(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
RECOVER Recover disks or lost files(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
REPLACE Replaces files in a destination directory(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
SAMCFG Sample configuration files(n/a bytes)Public domain
SHARE File sharing and locking capabilities(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
SHSUCDX CD-ROM and DVD-ROM extender(n/a bytes)unavailable
sort Sort the contents of a text file(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
swsubst SUBST and JOIN(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
The FreeDOS Kernel The FreeDOS Kernel(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Tree Graphically displays the folder structure of a drive or path. Support for message catalogs (different languages) using cats, and can be compiled for both Windows NT/9x and DOS.(n/a bytes)GPL (using public domain findfile by Jeremy Davis and optional use of LGPL catgets by Jim Hall)
Undelete Undelete erased files on FAT16/32 file systems(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
UNFORMAT Unformat an accidentally formatted disk(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
XCopy Copies files and directory trees(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
apps
DOS Navigator 2 File manager that supports a variety of features(n/a bytes)OpenSource, similar to BSD License
Doszip Commander LFN-aware file manager with built-in (un)zipper.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
FDIMPLES Easily install and remove packages(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
FDSHELL DOSSHELL graphical user interface(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
FDTUI Text User Interface Shell for FreeDOS(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2 & 3
grafx2 A graphics editor(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 2.0
ImgEdit A simple pixel editor mostly for creating graphics for the Danger Engine.(n/a bytes)BSD 3-Clause License
powerpaint A nice graphic paint program. made in 1998. It supports paint1 file type and two other types. Graphics: mode 13h, requires mouse.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Program Manager Eternity A fully customizable multi-menu application launcher for DOS. It also includes Font Designer and several other utilities. (Requires Mouse)(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Archivers
7-ZIP P7ZIP is a quick port of 7za.exe(n/a bytes)GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1
7zip 7-Zip Archiver(n/a bytes)Public Domain
ARJ The open-source ARJ archiver(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 2
BZIP2 BZIP2 compression program(n/a bytes)Open Source, see license file
cabextract CAB file extractor(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
File Slicer Archive utility to categorize/split(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
GZIP GZip compression program(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
LHa for unix Archiver working with LHA/LZH archives(n/a bytes)Open Source, see license.txt
LPQ1 A file compressor and archiver(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
Lzip A data compressor based on the LZMA(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
LZMA Utils Works with .lzma compressed files(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
lzop A compressor similar to gzip(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
TAR (GNU TAR) A tape archiver(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
UnRAR A file decompressor with a high compression ratio(n/a bytes)Freeware, see license.txt
UnZip A file decompression tool, like PKUNZIP(n/a bytes)Open Source, see license
zip A file archiver tool, like PKZIP(n/a bytes)Open Source, see license.
zoo Manipulate zoo archives(n/a bytes)Public Domain
Boot Tools
Bootfix Bootfix is a boot sector repair tool(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
ROMDSK Toolkit to allow DOS to boot off ROM(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Syslinux Syslinux bootloader collection(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Development Tools
bcc - Bruce's C compiler Simple C compiler that produces 8086 assembler for tiny/small models.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Bywater BASIC The Bywater BASIC interpreter(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
cpp2ccmt C++ to C comment converter(n/a bytes)GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1
DJGPP DJGPP environment(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
DJGPP.GCC DJGPP GCC (C compiler)(n/a bytes)unavailable
DJGPP Allegro library DJGPP Allegro library to build games(n/a bytes)GPLv2
DJGPP binutils DJGPP binutils: linker, assembler, etc.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DJGPP Bison DJGPP Bison (a parser generator that is compatible with YACC)(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DJGPP FAQ DJGPP FAQ documentation(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DJGPP Flex DJGPP Flex (fast lexical analyzer generator)(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DJGPP GDB DJGPP Debugger (GDB)(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DJGPP GPP DJGPP GPP (C++ compiler)(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DJGPP make DJGPP make(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DJGPP Objective-C compiler DJGPP Objective-C compiler(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DJGPP RHIDE DJGPP RHIDE editor(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DJGPP Texinfo DJGPP Texinfo (info file viewer)(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DJGPP WATTCP DJGPP Watt-32 TCP/IP library(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DJGPP zip library (ZLIB) Library to manipulate zip files(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DOjS A DOS JavaScript Canvas with sound(n/a bytes)Various Licenses, See LICENSE file
Euphoria The Euphoria interpreter/compiler(n/a bytes)Modified MIT License
FDI Sources The FreeDOS Installer (FDI) source files.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 1 or later
flat assembler Fast but powerful 80x86 assembler(n/a bytes)Modified (2-Clause) BSD License
FreeBASIC FreeBASIC, a 32-bit BASIC compiler(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
FreeBASIC help files Help system for the FreeBASIC compiler(n/a bytes)GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.3
FreePascal Pascal compiler supporting Turbo and Delphi dialects. (Portions require LFN Support)(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
GCC source code source for programming languages compiler in GCC(n/a bytes)GPL (Gnu Public License), v2 and v3
I16ENV Environment for IA-16 GCC without DJGPP(n/a bytes)Public Domain
IA-16 elks-libc Native libc for ELKS OS, for cross-compiling with GCC IA-16(n/a bytes)GNU Library General Public License, version 2 or later
IA-16 GCC GNU C compiler for ia16-elf target (on 32-bit DJGPP host)(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 3 or later
IA-16 GCC documentation Documentation for GNU C compiler for ia16-elf target(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 3 or later
IA-16 GCC Sources IA-16 GCC toolchain sources(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 3 or later
IA-16 GNU Binutils GNU binary utilities, for ia16-elf target (on DJGPP host)(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 3 or later
IA-16 GNU Binutils documentation Documentation for GNU binary utilities for ia16-elf target(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 3 or later
IA-16 libi86 Non-standard C library routines, for use with IA-16 GCC(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 3 or later
IA-16 Newlib C library and math library, for ia16-elf target(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 3 or later
IA-16 Newlib support libraries for ELKS Libraries to build ELKS OS programs with GCC IA-16 and Newlib(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 3 or later
Insight Debugger Real-mode DOS 16-bit debugger(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
JWasm JWasm is a free MASM-compatible assembler(n/a bytes)Sybase Open Watcom Public License, Version 1.0
Kasmar A Unicode font editor for Blocek(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
kittenc Catgets/kittengets compatible resource compiler(n/a bytes)GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 (or later)
lDebug advanced debugger based on FreeDOS Debug(n/a bytes)Fair License
Lua Lua is an embeddable scripting language(n/a bytes)MIT license
MSA An x86 assembler(n/a bytes)MIT license
Nasm The Netwide Assembler (NASM)(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
Open Watcom C Compiler Open Watcom C/C++ compiler(n/a bytes)Sybase Open Watcom Public License, Version 1.0
Open Watcom Fortran Compiler Open Watcom Fortran compiler(n/a bytes)Sybase Open Watcom Public License, Version 1.0
Perl A programming language combining some features of C, sed, awk and shell(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
Regina REXX Port of Regina Rexx interpreter(n/a bytes)GNU Library General Public License, Version 2
runtime Times the execution of a program(n/a bytes)Public Domain
SQLite An Embeddable SQL Database Engine(n/a bytes)Public Domain
SUPPL (lib) An entire library of useful functions(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
TinyASM A small assembler for 8086/8088 programs(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
UPX High-performance executable packer(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Wolfware Asm An Intel x86 compatible assembler(n/a bytes)MIT License
disk
aefdisk Command line disk partition utility(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
DOSFSCK Check the consistency of file system(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
EDICT Create images of problem diskettes(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
FindDisk Utility to locate a disk by label(n/a bytes)Public Domain
OSPlus Disk Imager Read and create floppy disk images(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Ranish Partition Manager Create, delete and resize partitions(n/a bytes)Public Domain
raread Creates an image of a floppy diskette(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
rawrite Write disk image to a floppy drive(n/a bytes)Source code available (open)
Testdisk (and Photorec) Checks partition/bootsector of disks(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
WDe WDe is a disk editor(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
WhichFAT FAT32 kernel support detection and per-drive FAT (12-32) type detection(n/a bytes)Public Domain
Xfdisk Fdisk-like software that is used to partition disks(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Zerofill Fills empty space on a drive with zeros(n/a bytes)GNU Lesser General Public License
drivers
ATAPICDD Public domain ATAPI (IDE) CD-ROM driver(n/a bytes)Public domain
cdrcache Caches reads for a drive(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
DOSLFN Provides the long filename (LFN) API(n/a bytes)Freeware w/sources
El Torito Driver The SysLinux El Torito CD Driver(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
GCDROM SATA native IDE CD/DVD-ROM driver(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later
HIMEMSX Fork of HimemX supporting over 4GB of memory(n/a bytes)General Public License, Artistic license and Public Domain
HiRAM Upper Memory (UMB) Extender(n/a bytes)Modified (2-Clause) BSD License
LFNDOS Provides long filename support(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Logger Message logging system(n/a bytes)BSD 3-Clause License
LPT Driver A tool to control LPT-attached devices manually or on a time basis(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
NTFS Enables access to NTFS partitions(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later
RDISK Driver to create a RAM-disk up to 2 GB(n/a bytes)Free w/sources
SBEMU Legacy sound blaster emulation for DOS(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 2
shext Share Extender(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
SHSUFDRV Driver for floppy and hard disk images(n/a bytes)Freeware / source code available
Spool Spools file printing in the background(n/a bytes)Public Domain
SRDISK (resizeable RAM disk) Resizable RAM disk(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
UDVD2 CD/DVD UltraDMA device driver(n/a bytes)Free w/sources
UHDD Hard disk/SSD caching driver(n/a bytes)Free, with source code, no warranty
UIDE General-purpose caching driver for DOS(n/a bytes)Free w/sources
USBDOS Collection of drivers, for UHCI (USB)(n/a bytes)Freeware, see documentation
VSBHDA Sound Blaster emulation for DOS.(n/a bytes)Open source, see licenses.
xkeyb International Keyboard driver support(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
XMgr An XMS manager which handles up to 4-GB of RAM(n/a bytes)Free w/sources
Editors
Beye Biew is a binary/hexadecimal editor(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
Blocek A graphical text editor with Unicode and picture formats support(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
DOSHEXED Hex editor and viewer(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
e3 A mini text editor with both 32 and 16bit version(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
elvis A version of vi/ex, the Unix editor(n/a bytes)Clarified Artistic License
FED A folding text editor with color syntax highlighting and more(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
freemacs An emacs-like editor for DOS(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 1
mbedit - Multi platform editor Full screen text editor with macro option(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
MinEd Text editor with Unicode and CJK support(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
MSEDIT Mateusz' Saucy Editor(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
OSPlus Text Editor A friendly text editor for DOS(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Pico Text editor in the style of the Pine Composer(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
setedit A programmer's editor for DJGPP, similar to BC++ IDE and RHIDE(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
TDE (Thomson-Davis Editor) A simple, binary and text file editor(n/a bytes)Public Domain
uHex uHex is a simple and fast hex editor(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-clause) BSD License
Vi IMproved (vim) Improved version of the 'vi' editor(n/a bytes)Source code available (open)
Emulators
Frotz An interpreter for Infocom games and other Z-machine games.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Magnetic An interpreter for Magnetic Scrolls adventures.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
MEKA MEKA is a Multi machine emulator.(n/a bytes)BSD-like license, see website
MiNES MiNES is an editor for iNES ROMS.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
Nosefart NSF player (NES music player)(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
SimCoupe A SAM Coupe Emulator.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
SNEeSe SNEeSe is a Super NintEndo Entertainment System Emulator.(n/a bytes)Clarified Artistic License
VICE Versatile Commodore 8-bit Emulator, emulates C64, C128, VIC20, PET, PLUS4 and CBM-II.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
z26 An Atari 2600 Emulator(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
zBoy GameBoy classic emulator(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
Zsnes A Super Nintendo emulator(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Fun & Games
BlockDrop A falling block game(n/a bytes)BSD 3-Clause License
Bolitaire A Freecell card game(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Boom A GPL port of the Doom source code(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
DOS Defender DOS Defender is an x86 real mode 2D shooter(n/a bytes)Unlicense (Public Domain)
Dr. Mind PC adaptation of a well-known board game.(n/a bytes)Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License
Dungeons of Noudar 3D A first person 2.5D dungeon-crawler(n/a bytes)Modified BSD (2-Clause) License
Eliza One of the earliest AI chatterbots(n/a bytes)Public Domain
Emeritus Pong A clone of the good old 'Pong' game(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
EV4DE Fly a ship through space and avoid asteroids(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
EW Snake A version of the classic snake game(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
FancyMines Minesweeper-like game with themes(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
Floppy Bird Fly a bird through obstacles by tapping the spacebar on your keyboard.(n/a bytes)MIT License
Four in a row vertical board game(n/a bytes)GNU Affero General Public License, version 3 or later
Freedoom Doom source port derived from MBF and Boom(n/a bytes)Open source, see Licenses
GNU Chess GNU Chess is a communal chess program(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
hangman Multilingual hangman(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
INVADERS Space Invaders game clone(n/a bytes)Open Source
Iter Vehems ad Necem A graphical rogue-like game(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Kiloblaster Kiloblaster is a fast-paced space shooter arcade game(n/a bytes)Kiloblaster and Xargon Freeware License
KRaptor Open-source Raptor-like game with several levels(n/a bytes)MIT license
Linley's Dungeon Crawl A fun game in the grand tradition of games like Rogue, Hack and Moria.(n/a bytes)Crawl General Public License
Liquid War A unique multiplayer wargame(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Mirror Magic An arcade style game like 'Deflektor'(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
NetHack Single player dungeon exploration game(n/a bytes)NetHack General Public License
NGE Nibbles Version of the classic snake game(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
SaysWho A simple memory game.(n/a bytes)BSD 3-Clause License
Senet A very old game, dating back to ancient Egypt(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Smiley A simple Pong-style game(n/a bytes)BSD 3-Clause License
sudoku86 A 16-bit Sudoku game for 8086/8088 CPUs(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
TETRIS Queen A clone of the TETRIS game, and tribute to the band Queen(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
The Mistral Report: Invisible Affairs Espionage-themed turn-based retro RPG(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
Vertigo Flight simulator that focuses on realism of the flight model(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Vitetris A terminal-based Tetris clone(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
Wing A Galaga-like space shooter(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
zmiy A snake game for DOS and 8086(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
Graphical Desktops
OpenGEM desktop Non-multitasking graphical user interface(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
oZone GUI oZone Desktop environment(n/a bytes)GNU GPLv2 and LGPLv2.1
SEAL A 32-bit graphical user interface (GUI) for DOS(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Networking
Arachne Web browser for both 8086 and i386(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Crynwr Collection of free packet drivers(n/a bytes)Open source
cURL Command line tool for transferring data(n/a bytes)Open source
Dillo Web browser known for its speed and small footprint(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
DWOL Compute and send 'wake-on-lan' packets(n/a bytes)MIT License
E100PKT Packet driver for DOS(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
E1000PKT Packet driver for Intel(R) PRO/1000(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2.
ETHERDFS Ethernet DOS file system(n/a bytes)MIT License
ETHTOOLS Diagnostic tools for ethernet networks(n/a bytes)EUPL v1.1
FDNet Basic networking support package(n/a bytes)Various open source licenses, see LICENSE file
FDNPKG Network-enabled package manager(n/a bytes)MIT
Gopherus Console-mode gopher client(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
HTGET Download files from HTTP servers(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Links A Lynx-like text and graphics WWW browser(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
LSppp A small DOS PPP packet driver(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later
Lynx Lynx text and graphics WWW browser(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
M2WAT Transfer the settings from MTCP to WATTCP(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later
MSKERMIT Communications suite to transfer files between computers(n/a bytes)Revised 3-Clause BSD License
mTCP (UPX) A collection of TCP/IP tools(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
NewSNUZ Usenet (NNTP) reader based on WatTCP(n/a bytes)Public Domain
NTOOL An incarnation of the famous program NETCAT(n/a bytes)EUPL v1.1
picoSNTP SNTP client for DOS, based on picoTCP(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
picoTCP picoTCP networking stack and tools(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
ping The ping internet diagnostic tool.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License
rsync Synchronizes files and directories(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
SSH2DOS SSH client for SSH protocol v. 2.0(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
SSHDOS SSH client for DOS(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
terminal A tiny VT100/ANSI terminal(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
VBADOS DOS mouse driver and shared folders for VirtualBox(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 2
VMSMOUNT Redirector to mount VMware shared folders(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
VNC Viewer 8086 VNC viewer for 8086+, based on Xvncviewer(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
WATTCP WATTCP(n/a bytes)Open source
Wget The non-interactive network downloader(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
Sound Tools
AdPlay Multiple format music player using OPL2/3 audio(n/a bytes)zlib/libpng License
BladeEnc Generate MP3 files from WAV/AIFF/RAW(n/a bytes)GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1
CDP Command line driven audio CD player(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, version 1 or later
DOSMid MIDI and MUS player for many synthesizers(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
LAME Manipulate and convert MP3 music files(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
MPlayer A movie player ported from Linux(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
OpenCubic Player A multi-format (mp3,wav,mid...) music player(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
PlayCD Command line Audio CD Player(n/a bytes)Public Domain
SBPmixer Mixer for Sound Blaster Pro compatible cards(n/a bytes)Mozilla Public License Version 2.0
SJGPlay Audio CDPlayer with Lyrics(n/a bytes)Public Domain
tools
AMB Reader Reader for Ancient Machine Book files(n/a bytes)MIT
Callver Sets DOS version for a program(n/a bytes)Public Domain
CWSDPMI 32-bit DPMI DOS extender designed(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Package Tools Display information on installed packages(n/a bytes)Mozilla Public License Version 2.0
SLOWDOWN Slow down a fast computer(n/a bytes)Freeware, see documentation
V8Power Tools batch file enhancement utilities(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
unix
cal Calendar program, similar to UNIX 'cal'(n/a bytes)Freeware with source
DU Display disk usage, similar to UNIX 'du'(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
GNU bc bc is an arbitrary precision numeric processing language(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
GNU grep grep searches files (or standard input) for lines that match a given pattern. The pattern may be a regular expression or a literal string.(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
GNU sed GNU sed is the POSIX stream editor(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
HEAD Displays a part of a file(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
less Page viewer with backward movement(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
MD5SUM Perform a checksum using the MD5 hash method(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Minibox Small Linux commands for resource limited systems(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2 and 3
nro Text processor similar to nroff on UNIX(n/a bytes)Public Domain
sleep Suspend execution for a specified time(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
tail View the last part of a file(n/a bytes)Open Source
TEE Saves a copy of its input to a file(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
TOUCH Set the date + time stamp on a file(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Uptime (Chamorro) Reports the system uptime(n/a bytes)GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 3
which Find executables located in the PATH directory list(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
XGREP UNIX-like `grep' clone with regular expressions(n/a bytes)Zero Clause BSD License
Utilities and other programs
AMB Packager archiver that packs/unpacks AMB (Ancient Machine Book) files(n/a bytes)MIT
ANSiMat Graphical viewer of ANSI files(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
b64 Base64 Content-Transfer-Encoding(n/a bytes)MIT license
BLW-CBC Blowfish Cipher Program(n/a bytes)Public Domain
BSUM Compute BSD checksums of files(n/a bytes)MIT License
cdrom2ui Basic CD-ROM drive utilities(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Clam Anti-Virus (ClamAV) Scan files and directories for viruses(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Clam Anti-Virus Database The Virus database for ClamAV(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
COMPUTE Compute a mathematical expression(n/a bytes)GNU GPL
cpied GUI-driven CPI font editor(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
DAA2ISO Tool for converting DAA and GBI images(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Dialog Display dialog boxes in shell scripts(n/a bytes)GNU Lesser General Pubic License, Version 2.1
DOG An alternative command.com shell(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
DOS/32A DOS/32A is a DOS extender(n/a bytes)Open source, similar to BSD License
DOSUTIL Collection of small utilities for batch files(n/a bytes)European Union Public License v1.1
DosView Image viewer/converter for modern image formats(n/a bytes)Various Licenses, See LICENSE file
DZEMM Doszip Expanded Memory Manager (EMM)(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
FDBanner Display a FreeDOS banner in text mode(n/a bytes)MIT License
FDSHIELD Malware action blocker and warner(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Flashrom EEPROM firmware and BIOS save/update tool(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
FoxCalc Calculator with a TUI and mouse support(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
FoxType Text file viewer supporting UTF-8(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
FreeDOS Password Password protect your computer from stranger's access(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2+
gifsicle Manipulates GIF images and animations(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
GNU chcp Changes the EGA/VGA bitmap font in text mode(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
GNU chcp fonts EGA/VGA bitmap fonts for text modes(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
hexcomp Graphically compares binary files(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
Hide In Picture (HIP) Steganography program that hides files inside pictures(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
ListPCI Displays data on PCI devices(n/a bytes)GPLv2, with source code, no warranty
ListVESA ListVESA is a utility to report which VESA video modes are supported by the system's hardware. You can use command line options to tailor information listed to one specific mode, modes supporting a specific color bit depth, modes supporting linear frame buffer, or simply general information on the video adapter itself or a table summarizing available modes with no detailed screen data.(n/a bytes)GPLv2, with source code, no warranty
localcfg Locales preferences configuration tool(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
Localize Translates texts(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
MEMTESTE Program for testing DRAM (main memory(n/a bytes)Freeware
Mysysinf basic system information(n/a bytes)GNU GPL license
PasswordBox A console-mode passwords manager(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
PCISLEEP PCISLEEP lists and sleeps pci cards(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
pdTree Display the folder structure of a drive or path.(n/a bytes)Public Domain (optional use of LGPL catgets by Jim Hall)
PG (PaGer) Displays the contents of a text file one page at a time(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
pngcrush PNG compression/optimization tool(n/a bytes)zlib/libpng License
rcal A big-numbers calculator with floating point that mimics the 'paper rolling' calculators(n/a bytes)MIT License
Search Locates files on your computer(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
SetLock Set the caps, num, and scroll lock keys(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
stamp Set, view, and filter the timestamps of files(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Start Starts a FreeDOS program(n/a bytes)Express Software Public License, Version 1
SvarCOM the SvarDOS command line interpreter(n/a bytes)MIT License
switchar Display and set the DOS switch character(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
topspin A menu interpreter program(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
TP7/P5+ fix TSR to fix runtime error 200 in programs(n/a bytes)GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, Version 2
UnRTF Convert RTF documents to other formats(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 3
utf8tocp converts UTF-8 text files to other codepages and back(n/a bytes)Simplified (2-Clause) BSD License
wcd Wherever Change Directory(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
Whiptail Create TUI forms to collect user input using libnewt(n/a bytes)GNU Library General Public License, Version 2
xDel Extended file delete, DR-DOS like(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, Version 2
ZDir ZDir is a tiny DOS directory lister(n/a bytes)GNU General Public License, v3
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