FreeDOS

freely-licensed PC-compatible DOS clone
class operating_system Q473751
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FreeDOS

Summary

FreeDOS is an operating system[1]. FreeDOS draws 635 Wikipedia views per month (operating_system category, ranking #56 of 552).[2]

Key Facts

  • FreeDOS's instance of is recorded as operating system[3].
  • FreeDOS's developer is recorded as Jim Hall[4].
  • FreeDOS's part of the series is recorded as DOS[5].
  • FreeDOS's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[6].
  • FreeDOS's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • FreeDOS is a type of DOS[8].
  • FreeDOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1[9].
  • FreeDOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2[10].
  • FreeDOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3RC4[11].
  • FreeDOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3RC5[12].
  • FreeDOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3[13].
  • FreeDOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4[14].
  • FreeDOS's Commons category is recorded as FreeDOS[15].
  • FreeDOS's platform is recorded as Q182933[16].
  • January 12, 1998 marks the founding of FreeDOS[17].
  • FreeDOS was published on January 12, 1998[18].
  • FreeDOS's mascot is recorded as Blinky[19].
  • FreeDOS's official website is recorded as https://freedos.org[20].
  • FreeDOS's topic's main category is recorded as Category:FreeDOS[21].
  • FreeDOS's Commons gallery is recorded as FreeDOS[22].
  • FreeDOS's readable file format is recorded as FreeDOS KEYBoard layout collection[23].
  • FreeDOS's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/FDOS[24].
  • FreeDOS's GUI toolkit or framework is recorded as operating system shell[25].
  • FreeDOS's official blog URL is recorded as https://freedosproject.blogspot.com/[26].
  • FreeDOS's discontinuation date is recorded as April 5, 2025[27].

Why It Matters

FreeDOS draws 635 Wikipedia views per month (operating_system category, ranking #56 of 552).[2] FreeDOS has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] FreeDOS is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . sourceforge.net. sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . sourceforge.net. sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ibiblio.org. ibiblio.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ibiblio.org. Retrieved . ibiblio.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . freedos.org. Retrieved . freedos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id computer:FreeDOS
    Gitlab topic id FreeDOS
    Semantic scholar topic id 2190345
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: FreeDOS, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/e4600eae1bf4|details]])"
  2. 1d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Computerlanguage.com definition FreeDOS
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13572]]: FreeDOS, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/71004315|FreeDOS (#71004315)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2246|Computer Desktop Encyclop"
  3. 16d ago · ~2026-25907-11 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2037]]: FDOS"
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