Subj : KNOPPIX 3.9 last CD
To   : THURSTON ACKERMAN
From : TOM WALKER
Date : Sat Jul 23 2005 12:49 pm

TA>TW>TA>I just downloaded the recent KNOPPIX version 3.9 iso
TA>TW>TA>and burned to CD I haven't had a chance to try yet;

TA>TW>TA>but this is probably going to be the last KNOPPIX
TA>TW>TA>live cd. It is forecast that in August the version
TA>TW>TA>will only fit on a DVD, as will all hereafter.

TA>TW> NOT true at all. There will be a "Readers Digest" version of later
TA>TW> releases avaialble in CD sized ISO's.
TA>TW> The Main Release of Ver 4.x will be on DVD and will have a HUGE
TA>TW> selection of Public Domain Programs to pick from. And as I hear it it
TA>TW> will be a LIVE DVD version.
TA>TW>---

TA>Ve Vill see, ja ?-)

This is what is said o nthe KNOPPIX web site. I don't know how I could
make it any Plainer.

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KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a
representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware
detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and
USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a productive
Linux system for the desktop, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted
and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not
necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly
decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software
installed on it (over 8GB on the DVD "Maxi" edition).
A complete list of software packages present on the KNOPPIX 4.0 DVD can
be found here.
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The list of what is on the DVD version is 79 Pages Long.
There was no list that I saw for the CD version but Common Sense says it
will be about the same as on the current CD versions becasue of Space
Limitations.
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