[asterisk-users] Live CD - do you think they are worth doing?

2009-12-20 Thread Randy R
Hi, Curious, do many of you check out software or projects when they have a live CD or does that make any difference to you? Does anyone know if the general public (not reading this kind of list) is attracted to a Live CD more than an Install one? thx, /r

Re: [asterisk-users] Live CD - do you think they are worth doing?

2009-12-20 Thread jon pounder
Randy R wrote: I might try a live cd once or twice, or use it to boot a dead computer or one that is not mine, BUT for anything with any sort of time investment in settings to try anything you lose it all with a live cd so why bother since if you can't try it all in one session, you have to

Re: [asterisk-users] Live CD - do you think they are worth doing?

2009-12-20 Thread Randy R
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 5:10 PM, jon pounder j...@inline.net wrote: Live usb sticks are another matter (assuming your bios actually reliably boots them) at least you can save your changes and pickup where you left off the next time. Excellent point, thanks! /r

Re: [asterisk-users] Live CD - do you think they are worth doing?

2009-12-20 Thread Gourav Shah
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Randy R randulo2...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 5:10 PM, jon pounder j...@inline.net wrote: Live usb sticks are another matter (assuming your bios actually reliably boots them) at least you can save your changes and pickup where you left off

Re: [asterisk-users] Live CD - do you think they are worth doing?

2009-12-20 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 11:10:52AM -0500, jon pounder wrote: Randy R wrote: I might try a live cd once or twice, or use it to boot a dead computer or one that is not mine, BUT for anything with any sort of time investment in settings to try anything you lose it all with a live cd so why

Re: [asterisk-users] Live CD - do you think they are worth doing?

2009-12-20 Thread Randy R
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Tzafrir Cohen tzafrir.co...@xorcom.com wrote: However the writable storage also allowed us in our live CD to save some minimal configuration on the media. We have a CD version and a USB version of our live system, which are basically the same. The system

Re: [asterisk-users] Live CD - do you think they are worth doing?

2009-12-20 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 06:20:11PM +0100, Randy R wrote: On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Tzafrir Cohen tzafrir.co...@xorcom.com wrote: However the writable storage also allowed us in our live CD to save some minimal configuration on the media. We have a CD version and a USB version of

Re: [asterisk-users] Live CD - do you think they are worth doing?

2009-12-20 Thread Steve Totaro
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Tzafrir Cohen tzafrir.co...@xorcom.comwrote: On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 06:20:11PM +0100, Randy R wrote: On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Tzafrir Cohen tzafrir.co...@xorcom.com wrote: However the writable storage also allowed us in our live CD to save some

Re: [asterisk-users] Live CD - do you think they are worth doing?

2009-12-20 Thread Randy R
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 7:18 PM, Steve Totaro stot...@asteriskhelpdesk.com wrote: I am not sure if this is even on-topic for the biz list If in doubt, why not skip it and move on? I am asking people who offer asterisk-related products and voip-related products as Live CD, such as Asterisk

Re: [asterisk-users] Live CD - do you think they are worth doing?

2009-12-20 Thread Darrick Hartman
On 12/20/2009 10:10 AM, jon pounder wrote: Randy R wrote: I might try a live cd once or twice, or use it to boot a dead computer or one that is not mine, BUT for anything with any sort of time investment in settings to try anything you lose it all with a live cd so why bother since if you