Four Linux Live CDs, The Executive Summary

prostoalex writes "ExtremeTech published a review of 4 Linux live distributions that do not require installation and run off a CD. Knoppix, Feather Linux, Gnoppix and MEPIS Linux were researched, with Knoppix winning the competition (and Gnoppix not graded, since it's still in beta)." One more (of the seemingly infinite number of live distros) I've recently tried and been happy with is called Slax, and is what it sounds like -- a live Slackware distribution. Slax worked great with my finicky older Toshiba laptop. (However, slax.org appears to be down.)

wow.

[SinaSa]

"However, slax.org appears to be down."

Obviously the sysadmin for the slax.org webserver is some sort of psychic and chose to take the site down than receive a slashdotting.

Slashdotted?

[zonix]

Slax worked great with my finicky older Toshiba laptop. (However, slax.org appears to be down.)

So, slax.org seems to have been slashdotted before the actual story was posted? Hmmm, I'd say that's a rather curious temporal anomaly? :-)

z

Executive summary

[JessLeah]

To: CEO
From: John Smith, IT Manager, MCSE
Subject: Four Linux Live CDs

Dear Sir:

I know your time is precious, so I'll just provide an executive summary.

* Linux doesn't run Microsoft Office
* Linux doesn't make Bill Gates any money
* Linux users are commies. (I read it from my friends on the Microsoft newsgroups. They're always right.)
* Running Linux makes us Unamerican (possible fear of PATRIOT Act backlash?)

SUMMARY: Avoid Linux. Buy Windows. (No, this has nothing to do with the fact that Microsoft just offered us a huge check because they heard we were considering Linux...)

Re:Live CD's run slowly, users don't understand

[Anonymous Coward]

Think Knoppix is slow? Imagine a bootable gentoo cd. It compiles the applications when you click on them. But its faster. Or something like that.

Re:Damn Small Linux

[smittyoneeach]

At which point you rename it:
Small Linux--Damn!!!

Re:Slashdotted?

[t0ny]

So, slax.org seems to have been slashdotted before the actual story was posted? Hmmm, I'd say that's a rather curious temporal anomaly? :-)

Maybe somebody used a r00t exploit on 'em...

Re:DSL?

[Darlington]

That's good, because I would hope that any live CD containing a CD player application would, you know, not hog the CD drive.

Re:Slashdotted?

[CleverNickName]

So, slax.org seems to have been slashdotted before the actual story was posted? Hmmm, I'd say that's a rather curious temporal anomaly? :-)

I suggest modifying the forward http array to emit an inverse slashdotyon pulse into the heart of the anomaly.

I'll be in Ten Forward if you need me.

Re:Slashdotted?

[zonix]

I suggest modifying the forward http array to emit an inverse slashdotyon pulse into the heart of the anomaly.

Ah, I see where you're going! An inverse slashdotyon pulse requires a lot of power, though? Perhaps, if we use the main deflector dish instead? We could reroute emergency power to the dish and then set the polarity to the http frequency required. This should restore bandwidth to the remote server's tcp/ip plasma coils a bit faster.

z