Re: [tlug] bootable CD Japanese distro

["Fergal Daly" <fergal@example.com>]

On 21/12/06, Al Hoang <hoanga@example.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 06:39:32AM +0000, Fergal Daly wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to give a bootable linux CD to a friend who's windows has
> > been eaten by a virus. I've been looking for Japanese Knoppix and all
> > links lead to
> >
> > http://unit.aist.go.jp/itri/knoppix/index-en.html
> You sure this isn't the CD version?
> http://unit.aist.go.jp/itri/knoppix/iso/index.html
>
> >
> > Anyone know if it's still maintained, where I can get it or if there's
> > something else I get instead?
> Warning... Rant coming along
>
>         I think it's still being maintained but I think the problem
> (from the user standpoint just wanting an ISO they can download)
> is some research projects got ahold of Knoppix so you're going to
> have Knoppix_MyPhDProjectVersion1,2,3,4,etc.   I really wish they
> would just push that under 'other' and leave one canonical version
> that matches the main Knoppix one and let the adventurous look for
> and run Vmware_in_Xen_in_qemu edition.
>
> End rant

Yeah, that was my feeling, I just assumed I misunderstood somehow.

>         How about Ubuntu Japanese Edition instead?
> http://www.ubuntulinux.jp/download

I had forgotten it was bootable these days. I'll give that a spin. Thanks,

F


> There's also (I never used these so no clue how well they work):
> http://vinelinux.org/index-en.html
> http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=miracle
>
>
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