On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 02:34:11 +0200 Craig Bradney <cbradney at zip.com.au> wrote:
> On Friday 29 April 2005 02:29, wayne wrote: > > Just thought of an idea to create a radically stripped down Linux > > live-CD(like Knoppix) but with only Scribus (and whatever it needs > > to run) on it? No KDE, no Gnome, etc. Scribus would pop up > > immediately after loading. This way Scribus could be easily > > distributed and tried out on any intel based computer. Another > > option would be to put only Scribus, GIMP, and Inkscape on the > > live-CD. > > > > Would this be a good idea? Is there a need for such a thing? > > There is the need, and there is one in progress. AFAIK based on > Knoppix. > > Craig I hope, this isn't to much OT: I've found this mini distribution for USB Flash drives (about 50-60 M): http://www.goosee.com/puppy/ It contains Scribus 1.2.1, Firefox (with the flash plug-in) or Opera, Sylpheed, Skype, Fvwm95 or JWM... Refer to this German site for a quick overview of the most important features: http://www.gfx-world.net/?page=news/shownews&newsid=635&setpos=News%20-%20Mini-Linux-Distribution%20f%C3%BCr%20USB-Stick The only thing you need is a Pentium PC with at least 128 MB RAM and an USB pen drive :) cheers Maciej
