In 1994, the FreeDOS project was born, just a week before Amazon and a year after FreeBSD. Founder Jim Hall announced it as PD-DOS on a newsgroup, with contributions from various individuals over the years. Now in its 28th year, FreeDOS continues to release testing versions, with version T2407 recently unveiled. The project offers a variety of freeware and FOSS applications, including classic programs like Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat Reader. While still unable to run on UEFI systems or Windows 3.x, work is being done to address these issues in the upcoming version 1.4. On the other hand, FreeBSD recently celebrated its 31st anniversary, with plans for version 15 in the works. The project remains strong despite recent changes, with a focus on introducing a graphical installation program. The future looks bright for both FreeDOS and FreeBSD as they continue to evolve and adapt to the changing technology landscape.