Specialized Knoppixes for Fun and Profit

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.

Hey!

[GoneGaryT]

Didn't you read that guy from DevX or wherever?? They could be putting TROJANS and BACKDOORS in that code!

Sheesh (tm)

Specialization

[firstadopter.com]

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

It's alive?

[Anonymous Coward]

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

That's Knoppices...

[Anonymous Coward]

you insensitive clod

plurals

[the eighth grader]

shouldn't that be "knoppices"?

yum yum

[billimad]

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?

Bioinfomatics Monoculture

[Mr. Darl McBride]

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.

bah

[nomadic]

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

Re:plurals

[TeknoHog]

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

Bio...

[sw155kn1f3]

> BioPython, Rasmol, Bioperl, Bioconductor. For more information please see the bioknoppix home page.

Yes, but can you build biowulf cluster of these ?

It's already here

[pherris]

Number of Linux Distributions Surpasses Number of Users [bbspot.com]

Re:LiveCDs in the enterprise?

[aldoman]

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

Re:It's alive?

[GoogleBot]

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...

Layers

[MyHair]

So...ogres are like KNOPPIX?

Re:plurals

[Spunk]

I believe the plural is "Beowulf".