The FreeDOS Beta 8 "Nikita" distribution was released 7 April 2002.
Codename
Since the previous Beta release had a "Britney Spears" codename, Aitor (FreeDOS developer) suggested to Jeremy (release coordinator at the time) to give Beta 8 a codename based on Peta Wilson's character from a 1997-2001 TV series.
History
This Wayback snapshot says "2002-04-07 Jeremy Davis has posted the FreeDOS Beta 8 ("Nikita") Distribution."
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Release notes
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