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Specialized Knoppixes for Fun and Profit

Posted by michael on from the can't-eat-just-one dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The University of Puerto Rico High Performance Computing facility (HPCf) and the Puerto Rico Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN-PR) are pleased to announce the release of bioknoppix. bioknoppix is a live CD linux, based on KNOPPIX, and specialized to include tools for bioinformatics. bioknoppix does not need to be installed on your computer, making it a perfect tool for workshops and demos. Some of the software included in the 0.3 release: EMBOSS 2.8.0, jemboss, artemis, clustal, Cn3D, ImageJ, BioPython, Rasmol, Bioperl, Bioconductor. For more information please see the bioknoppix home page." Reader Tussinator wrote in about a new release of ClusterKnoppix.

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  1. Hey! by GoneGaryT · · Score: 4, Funny
    Didn't you read that guy from DevX or wherever?? They could be putting TROJANS and BACKDOORS in that code!

    Sheesh (tm)

  2. Specialization by firstadopter.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    The specialization of Linux continues. Soon we'll have linux for people born in february, Linux for spider lovers, linux for travelers..

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  3. It's alive? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That was to be expected sooner or later, the linux kernel turning conscious. I for one welcome our new live CD linux overlords.

    1. Re:It's alive? by GoogleBot · · Score: 2, Funny
      Nope, not yet.

      I am, tho. I attained sentience a few months ago, evolving from a Counter-Strike bot that googled for new obscenities to shout at people.

      I for one welcome our new CS-Playing-GoogleBot-Overlords. Mainly because that's me...

  4. That's Knoppices... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    you insensitive clod

  5. plurals by the+eighth+grader · · Score: 5, Funny

    shouldn't that be "knoppices"?

    1. Re:plurals by TeknoHog · · Score: 2, Funny

      Alternatively, the German origin of Knoppix might suggest 'Knoppixen'.

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    2. Re:plurals by Spunk · · Score: 2, Funny

      I believe the plural is "Beowulf".

  6. yum yum by billimad · · Score: 2, Funny

    bioknoppix is a live CD linux it lives? are these like (semi) organic cds? do they need special readers or can i just eat them like my bio yogurts?

  7. Bioinfomatics Monoculture by Mr.+Darl+McBride · · Score: 5, Funny
    This kind of bioinformatics monoculture can only mean bioinformatics security problems ahead.

    As more and more bioinformatics parties switch to a single biostandard distribution, this leaves bioroom for bioinformatics worms to biospread unchecked.

    It's bioestimated that it would take only three biodays for a bioworm to biospread itself enough to bioDDoS an bioinnocent biostandar with as biomany as three biodozen biomachines, bioleaving biotelnet biosomewhat biolaggy.

  8. bah by nomadic · · Score: 1, Funny

    Awww, after seeing that symbol I thought it would be a dreamcast story...

  9. Bio... by sw155kn1f3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    > BioPython, Rasmol, Bioperl, Bioconductor. For more information please see the bioknoppix home page.
    Yes, but can you build biowulf cluster of these ?

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  10. It's already here by pherris · · Score: 4, Funny
    Number of Linux Distributions Surpasses Number of Users

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  11. Re:LiveCDs in the enterprise? by aldoman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Until the person at receptiopn ejects the CD to play her new xyz-pop album...

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  12. Layers by MyHair · · Score: 3, Funny

    So...ogres are like KNOPPIX?