Has Knoppix Arrived?

A great idea and good style to boot-Knoppix. A friend brought over the latest issue and said give it a try to see what you think. Admittedly, I was accustomed to prior black and white releases until the booting process began and then there it was: COLOR. A fantastic GUI with color; they finally bridged the gap and now have a fully functional color GUI to convince people to use as a weapon against viruses, phish, malware, spyware, etc.

Somehow, I like the idea of a sitting computer that each employee pops in a Knoppix cd,boots up, does their computing, saves materials on a separate instrument, and then retrieves their own software from the CD tray before leaving. How much easier can it be compared to the present networking, perpetual security updates, etc? How much money and time can be saved?

The question, however, seems to be how to convince those many Microsoftites that much of their system work isn't really necessary. Just pop it in, process and remove from tray. You see, I tend to think simplicity is too much for a hard core Microsoftite to fully grasp initially, but will sink in. Many of us become involved in processes until the imagination kicks in to reveal perhaps a better way. There are no security releases; or 8-12 updated weekly; or SP1 or 2 to hurriedly install before Sodom and Gomorah of the cybernet occurs; a separate mentality to maintain; nor a annual monetary tithing to Redmond. I Knoppix has gained quite a following in Europe and the community is really responding to suggestions being given by the public for future innovation. Its really time for imagination to take hold again and provide the public with viable alternatives to overwhelming security concerns. If a major corporation like Microsoft cannot respond in a timely fashion, then third party vendors will step up as before to fill the void.

It's conceivable the entire system can be placed on Cruzer SanDisk or similar, 1Gb, with other software as needed and still have more than enough room to store correspondence, etc. This whole concept is stimulating; finally Linux is taking hold to the tremendous research and development capability worldwide.

Sorry, Bill, it seems apparent there are more exciting concepts coming out of homes than from your facility. The once cutting edge Microsoft had has been diluted with profit motive to the point where better solutions took hold. It won't be long before larger computer manufacturers will be offering Linux based systems again, perhaps even Knoppix, and all the king's horses, all the king's men, will never be able mount their throne again.

Think!!