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  1. Re:The Question now is; by wertarbyte · · Score: 1 · on Two Ways To Use GPS With Linux

    That depends on the USB2serial converter you got there. You could get a USB gps unit as well, although it will contain a USB2Serial converter, too. Just try with something like Knoppix to see whether your converter is recognized by hotplug and the kernel.

  2. Re:...like just running Windows in the first place by waveclaw · · Score: 1 · on Windows Compatability on the Linux Desktop
    Now, maybe someone could create a knoppix type distro that has some super cool video game that only works on linux. It might work as an inroad into the gaming market.

    Knoppix already shipped with Frozen Bubble on the LiveCD.

    You laugh, but I dropped a 3.3 Knoppix CD into my mother's Windows XP box and rebooted to do some remote X via ssh sessions. My mother came home and saw it. She wanted to try seom of the stuff out and I directed her to this, ahem, addictive game. At 2:00a.m. the next day she, still playing Fozen Bubble and up to level 105 or something, asked if there was a Windows version. There is, but it only for up to level 70.

    Then she asked if I could install Linux on her PC.

    I would have. However,
    1. she has NOTHING backed up [1]
    2. the guy who 'fixes' her PC is an M$-certified fanboy and would wipe the machine in 10 mintues if Linux found it's way onto the Windows XP boot menu[2].
    3. the PC is technically her husband's gaming (Bonzi buddy and other crapware) PC.

    While I would have junmped at the chance to hook her on stuff like oo.org's PDF exporter[3], I must demure to the wishes of my step-dad and not mess up his Deer Hunter gamming experience.

    -----
    1. Sometimes telling data-loss horror stories to people and cautioning them to burn CD's of personal information other than MP3's doesn't sink in

    2. There is a nifty way to boot Linux from a Windows Menu option with loadln and a kernel file on the Windows partition. But you have to edit 'scary M$ boot files'(tm) to do it.

    3. Besides which, the guy who built the PC for them apparently installed pirated M$ Office XP and Adobe Studio. Being able to export and work with PDF''s on Linux is not a selling point here.
  3. Re:Slightly OT by Der+Krazy+Kraut · · Score: 2, Insightful · on Linux Filesystems Benchmarked

    The backwards compatibility is really not an issue anymore. Modern filesystems have been supported by all major distributions for years now. And if everything else fails, you can always use Knoppix, which can access pretty much everything.

  4. Response time for AV vendors by bigmoosie · · Score: 1 · on Best Antivirus Options for a Mailserver?

    After viewing this thread I noticed that Clam AV came up quite a bit. So I went to their website and went to the news section. From there I saw a link for PC worlds response times articles. Here is the original article in german. Clam AV is #5, but the AV program I use frequently is BitDefender, which is ranked #2. I use BitDefender because they have a LiveCD that is a remastered version of Knoppix which is a Live CD based off of Debian Linux. BitDefenders scan engine can also scan Microsoft Windows partitions (to include FULL RW support for NTFS). The only thing missing from my recovery pack is a spyware scanner that runs under linux and will remove windows based spyware. ~ryan

  5. Those germans by The+Tyro · · Score: 1 · on Introducing Linux to Joe Average

    have contributed a lot to *nix... but my favorite is Knoppix

    I keep burned CDs of knoppix with me, so when I start talking to one of my coworkers about linux (I work in a hospital... I'm about the only geek here), I hand them a CD and tell them to give it a whirl, pretty much risk-free to their PC.

    I've found that to be one of the best little CDs I have ever encountered... and I looked high and low for a paypal link so I could throw Klaus Knopper a few bones...

    Anybody know of one? I, for one, believe in paying for useful stuff.

  6. Re:Knoppix down too? by Wudbaer · · Score: 2, Informative · on Four Linux Live CDs, The Executive Summary

    Try www.knoppix.de, seems still to work (for how long is the question though)

  7. Re:Won't change anything by a_n_d_e_r_s · · Score: 1 · on Nordic Countries to Promote Open Source

    Knoppix is just that - just insert it inte a PC near you to get a Linux distro that runs directly from the CD. No hardware tweaking needed.

    Visit Knoppix webbsite for more info!

  8. Re:Debian has some weird licencing rules. by jvervloet · · Score: 1 · on Debian GNU/Linux to Declare GNU GFDL non-Free?

    Although dyne:bolic seems only to provide free software, it's a little short on packages. Morphix (which is based on Knoppix) avoids non-free software as well, but includes more packages. This makes it more useful as a demonstration for free software, I think.

  9. Re:Debian has some weird licencing rules. by jvervloet · · Score: 1 · on Debian GNU/Linux to Declare GNU GFDL non-Free?
    It isn't just a Linux distro; it is specifically a free software distro.

    I think this makes Debian great. It's a complete operating system, which only uses free software. When I create software for our youth movement, I mostly run it under Debian, so that people can see what free software can do.

    The Knoppix CD, which is based on Debian, is also a very useful tool to demonstrate the power of free software to `I-thought-Microsoft-is-the-only-option people'.

  10. Only two things are needed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on What Would You Put Into A Software Survival Kit?
    • For troubleshooting Unices boxen: A bootable Knoppix CD (so that I can get an X prompt immediately.
    • For troubleshooting Windows boxen: A hammer.
  11. get "thin" clients by g4dget · · Score: 1 · on Multiple Users and Multiple Inputs on One Machine?
    You are probably best off getting yourself a bunch of low-cost computers like a mini-itx or Walmart PC. If you are really pressed for cost, you can get a bare mini-ITX motherboard for abour $80 and add an ATX power supply for another $20, and whatever keyboard and mouse you like, and stick it into a cookie tin.

    You can then either boot the machine from an Linux Terminal Server floppy or CD, or from something like a Knoppix CD, or you can netboot them; you don't even have to bother installing anything locally. You wire everything together with a small Ethernet hub. Since nothing is installed on the local machines, it's easy to set up. Applications are run remotely through terminal emulators, X11, or VNC. All you need to do on the server is set up a DHCP server and xdm (if they aren't already set up).

    That kind of setup is not going to be a lot more expensive than plugging in multiple graphics cards, but it's a whole lot easier to set up, scales better, lets you add more servers easily, will perform better, and your users will probably be happier, too.

  12. Re:Lack of Equipent by Koyaanisqatsi · · Score: 4, Insightful · on Family Tech Support

    I know. And that's why I *allways* have a Knoppix CD with me.

    Saves so much time!

  13. Linux partitions are not the way to start by kemikalzen · · Score: 2, Insightful · on The Best of Windows Open Source Software?

    I figure once they're used to Mozilla and AbiWord under WinXP, a Linux partition would be less daunting.

    I am running courses in security using the excellent Knoppix Live Linux-on-CD, which requires no installation, you just boot on the CD into a smooth KDE 3 interface, OpenOffice, XMMS, Xine media player, Mozilla, Konqueror, Galeon and another approximately 2 GB worth of OS software. At first, Windows users are impressed by the feat itself, then they discover they can reach data on the Windows partition. Then they start questioning what Windows gives them that Linux cannot give them on the desktop. IT WORKS!