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Rob Beard wrote: > Paul Sutton wrote: > > >> Does qemu have a windows version, as march 08 issue of linux magazine >> shows vista running puppy Linux. That could be another option, >> > > Yes it does although I wouldn't have room on the disc. Not sure how the > performance of QEmu compares to VMWare etc. > > >> the list of developer related applications could be useful at a later >> date, perhaps as a separate cd >> >> we have the opendisc, openeducationdisc, how about a new project, open >> developerdisc. ? >> > > Possibly. > > Actually something that I would have found REALLY useful today is a Live > CD (Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS etc based) with just Firefox on it and > Dansguardian. Gemini are running a news story tomorrow about it being > Internet Safety Week. They interviewed me about kids and the risks on > the internet. Nearest thing I could find was an add-on for Firefox > called Glubble (www.glubble.com) which blocked sites which weren't on a > safe list. It's not under an Open Source licence but it does promote > Firefox, infact it says it requires it over IE and it's platform > independent (well, it runs on Windows, MacOS X and Linux - it even has a > tux icon on the web site!). > > Hopefully my interview (along with a follow up story online) will point > users in the direction of Firefox. > > Now if there was a Live CD (I wasn't sure if Ubuntu Christian Edition > was a LiveCD) which included DansGuardian (along with some sort of > update script) which ran from the CD and didn't touch the hard drive > (maybe offered some sort of saving favourites to an online service or > USB pen drive) then I would have recommended it. > > IIRC I heard of something similar but it was a paid for service or > something running on a Linux LiveCD which from what I could tell after a > Google search, disappeared into obscurity. > > Rob > > March 2008 ed of linux magazine has an article on making your own Linux distro it may be worth seeing what can be created along these lines, i had no idea it was internet safety week btw. Paul -- Support open file formats use ISO 26300 Open Document format as used by openoffice.org, http:///www.openoffice.org visit us on IRC - irc.flashtek-uk.com / 6667 #dclug -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html