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``NetBSD Live!'' Boots Directly Into KDE2

Posted by timothy on from the portable-demo dept.

jschauma writes: "A ``NetBSD Live!'' CD, which boots NetBSD/i386 1.5.2 directly from CDROM into KDE, including Koffice, has been made available. This exciting development may be the first step towards 'fancy' graphical installation CDs. Just grab one and carry it around with you, so you never have to boot any other OS! See the announcement on the NetBSD News page, more details are here."

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  1. BUT *BSD IS DEAD! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Why on Earth would you want to carry a dead operating system with you? Wouldn't it start to stink up your pocket after a while?

  2. Elegy for *BSD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I am a *BSD user
    and I try hard to be brave
    That is a tall order
    *BSD's foot is in the grave.

    I tap at my toy keyboard
    and whistle a cheerful tune
    but keeping happy is so hard,
    *BSD will be dead real soon.

    Each day I wake and softly sob
    Nightfall finds me crying
    Not only am I a zit faced slob
    but *BSD is dying.
  3. Sad news: *BSD has passed away by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    It is with great sadness that I bring you this news: *BSD is dead.

    It was at 4:25am on the morning of June 15th 2002 that, after many failed attempts to resuscitate the dying OS, *BSD finally passed away. While *BSD has been in it's death throes for many months now and it's death has been foreseen for many years, this is still a very sad moment, a great loss for OS dilettante dabblers and *BSD lovers the world over. Though *BSD has passed away, it will surely be fondly remembered for years to come by users, developers, and trolls alike. Even if you didn't enjoy using *BSD, there's no denying it's contributions to popular OS culture. Truly a Berkeley icon. It will be missed :(