nmsa 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiedra 0 Report post Posted September 15, 2004 what about mepis? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a13x 0 Report post Posted September 15, 2004 What's the thing with Mepis ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtaylor57 0 Report post Posted September 15, 2004 I wonder if this can be done with this whole "google hack" thing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echylo 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2004 why don't you mtaylor & spiedra explain what you mean? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bvc 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a13x 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phunni 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2004 Is there something like this that can be installed over the internet and then access with a simple client? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bvc 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2004 think of the resources a server would have to be able to offer for an internet distro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phunni 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2004 With Microsoft terminal services, you can get windows over the internet! It might be pretty slow - but it works... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nmsa 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thinkliberty 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2004 A company already offers this kind of service for ~$10 US a month see: http://www.workspot.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urza9814 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
