dosbox-staging is an attempt to revitalize DOSBox’s development process. It’s not a rewrite, but a continuation and improvement on the existing DOSBox codebase while leveraging modern development tools and practices.
Goals
- Improve the out-of-the-box experience for new users.
- Encourage new contributors by removing barriers to entry.
- Fix, cleanup, and integrate several notable community-developed patches that are not included in the SourceForge-hosted project.
- Implement new features and quality-of-life improvements.
- Prioritize DOS gaming , while welcoming general improvements (such as for productivity software) that don’t impact game emulation quality or code-maintainability.
- Strike a balance between emulation quality , speed , and usability .
- Deliver a consistent cross-platform experience.
- Leverage ongoing DOSBox development.
- Focus on supporting up-to-date, current Operating Systems and modern hardware.