nmsa Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 I think it will be great to have access to a linux box without having to install one in your machine. This will be possible if it will be installed somewhere on the Internet and letting users to create their accounts. I would need only a minimum number of applications. It would be used by people who have no other choice but to use windows (Office pc's) This will give others the chance of try and why not, later, switch to Linux. Please let me know if there is such a thing on the internet. [moved from Forum Discussion by spinynorman] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiedra Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 what about mepis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a13x Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 What's the thing with Mepis ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor57 Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 I wonder if this can be done with this whole "google hack" thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echylo Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 why don't you mtaylor & spiedra explain what you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 they're called livecd's knoppix pclinuxos mepis and there's about 20 others. It's linux, running from cdrom and memory, hd's untouched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a13x Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Oh, now I see. I thought MEPIS had something special. I have Knoppix and I'm downloading Mandrake move. I know they're very kewl. Knoppix saved the day when I screwed my Windauz, some time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunni Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Is there something like this that can be installed over the internet and then access with a simple client? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 think of the resources a server would have to be able to offer for an internet distro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunni Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 With Microsoft terminal services, you can get windows over the internet! It might be pretty slow - but it works... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmsa Posted September 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 This is what I am looking for ... A internet installed distribution that I can use along with others. Can you imagine where software development will be driven for to support such demand! I wonder how many people will be using this this super extra free linux box. So free that you don't even need to have a PC to have a linux box! Will be linux able to handle such power demand ? :woot_jump: Then just imagine win just a client to access Linux!!! This rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkliberty Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 A company already offers this kind of service for ~$10 US a month see: http://www.workspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urza9814 Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 Dude! That's awesome! If a bit slow...but that's to be expected. It still ran faster than mandrake 10.0CE did on my comp...so... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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