Knoppix To Split Into 'Light,' 'Maximum' Versions

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Knoppix To Split Into 'Light,' 'Maximum' Versions

Posted by timothy on Monday December 20, 2004 @04:57PM from the when-they-meet-it's-a-happy-land dept.

prostoalex writes "Everyone's favorite Knoppix project will be split into light and maximum editions, which should end the argument on whether the Live CD operating system should focus on small footprint, or greater support for external applications." From the linked ZDNet article: "'We will split the mainstream edition of Knoppix into two versions: a 'maximum' DVD edition with a complete Debian installation, and a 'light' edition on CD that contains the most popular desktop and server software only, for older computers or smaller systems that don't have a bootable DVD drive yet,' said Knopper."

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Re:first kumquat! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-20 17:09 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I love cumscat flavored Knoppenix.

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PS: The warhammer revolution has begun.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-20 17:12 · Score: -1, Offtopic

first all your whiney "curse" mysticism is gone and now your stupid football team loses to the PATHETIC DOLPHINS

LOLOLOL
Re:first kumquat! by hfis · 2004-12-20 17:51 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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Die!! --;

--; --; Death!!!

Hammer en masse!!!!!!! --; Death to warhammer!!! --; --; Allah is great we have anthrax are you afraid????

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Vive la hammer revolution.
Not so fast. by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-20 18:11 · Score: -1, Offtopic

+ + + +
The tire iron revolution is at hand. Nobody can save you now.
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Is it just me? by mark-t · 2004-12-20 18:41 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Or does the usage of "light" as an adjective that isn't referring to actual physical weight somehow seem wrong?
Isn't the contemporary adjective for this sort of usage these days "lite"?
Light, with that spelling, really speaks to me to being primarily either a noun or a verb, and only an adjective when used to describe something's actual, as opposed to metaphorical, weight.

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File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
1. Re:Is it just me? by Jack+Taylor · 2004-12-20 23:00 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  It may interest you to know that one of my family once bought a personal alarm (which has never actually been used), advertised as:
  
  "Squeeze Alarm with Lite"
  
  The "Lite" refers to a flashlight on the front...
  
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  One good turn - gets all the covers.
Re:You know, I love this... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-21 06:18 · Score: -1, Offtopic

But what does your Grandmother think of your homosexuality?

You are clearly latently homosexual; and you clearly hate yourself for it. Why don't you just come out, Honey? It'll be your Xmas present to you!

And before you say you're not gay, I offer the following as rubuttal evidence:

Personally, I just bought my Grammy a Dell w/ Windows.

Something no self-respecting, heterosexual male would ever do: Call his Grandmother "GRAMMY".

I submit that either you're 4 years old, or have wet dreams about smoking pole.

Really, save everyone the trouble of pretending you're straight, and just come out. If you do, I'll buy you your first butt-plug for Xmas... it's the same one Dubya uses! That'll make ya feel like a man!

Who's my itt'l man? WHO'S MY ITT'L MAN???

YOU ARE!

Now come over here and toss my salad, bitch.

(and don't even try to pretend that statement didn't just give you wood).