On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Roger Merchberger wrote:
Then you could make 'em look *real* foolish -
download a Linux distro
called "Knoppix" -> it boots & runs off of CD. Once you're done,
reboot &
yank the disk, it's back to winblows...
That's actually a really good point. I wonder if Librarians could be
properly educated about Knoppix (certainly on a library by library basis).
A decent (though not terribly crafty) analogy is that the computer is now
like a pad of paper and a pen. You come in and use the paper that you
need, then rip those pages out and take them with you. The pad is then
made fresh for use for the next person. The computer is now just
hardware, and soon enough, with cool technology like keychain harddrives
or what not, you'll bring in your own OS and software tools and modify the
hardware to your purposes, leaving it as it was for the next user.
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