Comments on: The joys of open source… http://www.sourcesauce.sla-productions.com/archives/9 Open Source with just a hint of sauce. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:13:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: McChris http://www.sourcesauce.sla-productions.com/archives/9#comment-2 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:20:16 +0000 http://www.sourcesauce.sla-productions.com/archives/9#comment-2 That a cool idea, although I can think of some less-expensive solutions. <a href="http://www.knoppix.net/" rel="nofollow">Knoppix is a Linux distro that allows you to run Linux from a CD</a>, while <a href="http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable" rel="nofollow">Portable Firefox</a> allows you to run Firefox with all of your customizations from a USB drive. It might be clunkier than that USB computer, but it's gotta be cheaper. You are right, all of these are examples of how versatile open-source software can be. That a cool idea, although I can think of some less-expensive solutions. Knoppix is a Linux distro that allows you to run Linux from a CD, while Portable Firefox allows you to run Firefox with all of your customizations from a USB drive. It might be clunkier than that USB computer, but it’s gotta be cheaper.

You are right, all of these are examples of how versatile open-source software can be.

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