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|Date=2024-03-09
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Do you want to do something for OS/2 ? If you are not a developer and like to surf the web around and like to download and try OS/2 software there is something you can do.
Do you want to do something for OS/2 ? If you are not a developer and like to surf the web around and like to download and try OS/2 software there is something you can do.


As you know the main file repository for OS/2 user is Hobbes. So it will be a good idea that every OS/2 user that found a piece of software that is missing in hobbes to upload it there.
As you know the main file repository for OS/2 user is Hobbes Archive. So it will be a good idea that every OS/2 user that found a piece of software that is missing in hobbes to upload it there.


What you have to do is open an ftp session to hobbes and upload the files inside the "/pub/incoming" directory with a ".txt" file with the same time of the file you are uploading and with the ".txt" extension.
With HobbesArchive.com now you can upload software with a web form located in the following link: [http://hobbesarchive.com/Home/UploadFile]


Check the Hobbes Readme template (http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/incoming/README.TEMPLATE) so you can add a file correctly. Also check the hobbes policy. Remember that is good to put the program name and version, write a good description and put the date of last update of the software to know if it is new or old.
Also check the hobbes policy. Remember that is good to put the program name and version, write a good description and put the date of last update of the software to know if it is new or old.


So came on, upload every freeware/shareware/postcardware (everything that is free for distribution) to Hobbes no matter how old or new it is as long as it is for OS/2.
So came on, upload every freeware/shareware/postcardware/public domain/open source software (everything that is free for distribution) to Hobbes no matter how old or new it is as long as it is for OS/2.


==Links==
==Links==
*Hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu
*Hobbes: http://www.hobbesarchive.com
*[http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/uploadpolicy.html Upload Policy]
*[http://hobbesarchive.com/home/uploadpolicy Upload Policy]
*Hobbes Incoming directory: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-browse.php?dir=/pub/incoming&sort=date
*Hobbes Incoming directory: http://hobbesarchive.com/?path=%2Fpub%2Fincoming


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Latest revision as of 21:30, 9 March 2024

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Author Martin Iturbide
Date 2024-03-09
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Do you want to do something for OS/2 ? If you are not a developer and like to surf the web around and like to download and try OS/2 software there is something you can do.

As you know the main file repository for OS/2 user is Hobbes Archive. So it will be a good idea that every OS/2 user that found a piece of software that is missing in hobbes to upload it there.

With HobbesArchive.com now you can upload software with a web form located in the following link: [2]

Also check the hobbes policy. Remember that is good to put the program name and version, write a good description and put the date of last update of the software to know if it is new or old.

So came on, upload every freeware/shareware/postcardware/public domain/open source software (everything that is free for distribution) to Hobbes no matter how old or new it is as long as it is for OS/2.

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