Re: [libreoffice-users] the Ultimate Safe Computing Environment or not ; -)

Hi :)
It's a classic "reinventing the wheel".  Customised "LiveCds" have the same functionality except 
the reinvention appears to have stripped out anything useful and then put back only 1 or 2 things 
you might need.  

Almost every distro nowadays has a "LiveCd" session that you can run either from a special Cd/Dvd 
or from the installer Cd/Dvd.  Typically a LiveCd (or Dvd) has a full range of useful programs 
rather than just 1 or 2.  

The bit at the end of the article made me laugh.  LiveCds are not noted for their speed.  Cd/Dvd 
drives typically run about 1,000 times slower than a hard-drive.  Typically they mitigate against 
that by loading as much as possible into Ram, assuming the machine has enough Ram.  Some distros 
are so stripped down that they can entirely run from Ram and after booting the LiveCd you can take 
the Cd out.  That's one reason i like SliTaz (a French distro) and Trinity Rescue Kit (although 
that is 'just' for repairing broken Windows and stuff (actually it does some other pretty cool 
things such as backups and networking things and stuff))

LiveUsbs are MUCH faster and they are easier if you want to have a "persistent image" that 
remembers settings and configurations from one session to the next.  Of course using the persistent 
image slightly decreases the security aspect because it can remember stuff.  

Regards from
Tom :)  




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>        seems to have more cons than pros -
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>        Just wondering what your thoughts were  ;-)
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