[GRLUG] Mandriva Linux 2007 on a USB flash drive

[Bob Kline]

Agreed.  But just to make the point
that free code only gets you so far.

Why is Mandriva allowed to not share
the code?  Even TiVo had to publish
its Linux code.

Has anyone here rolled their own
using free code? About how much
is the USB hardware?  I suspect that
Mandriva gets a quantity discount,
so their price might be about what
one is going to pay,  although I'd like
to hear otherwise.

BTW,  I recently installed "Mandriva
Free 2007."  I'm not sure whether
this differs from the not free version,
although there has to be some
reason they call it "Free."

It's a polished product.

Re e-mail,  I've had several e-mails
to grlug.org bounce in the last week.
Sometimes repeatedly.  I send them
from gmail.   Anyone see anything
like this?

     -Bob


On 12/10/06, Bill Littlejohn <billl at mtd-inc.com> wrote:
>
>  Ok. Fair response.
>  I was, I'm sure you know, referring to the fact that you can't download the
> Mandriva 2007 flash version advertised below and install to your own USB
> key.
>  You can only buy it on their stick.
>  -Bill
>
>
>  Bob Kline wrote:
>  Free? Who pays for the device?
>
>  -Bob
>
>
> On 12/10/06, Bill Littlejohn <billl at mtd-inc.com> wrote:
>
>
>  Cool; But there are many others that do the same and are free.
> If you want something with polish, my personal favorite is SLAX.
> Anyone know of another distro that includes XGL/AIGLX in a mobile flash
> version?
>
>
> Ron Lauzon wrote:
>
>
>  Mandriva sent me this today:
>
> "Plug in the USB key, turn the PC on and the Mandriva Linux 2007
> operating system is ready to use in no time, with all you need for
> office work, Internet and multimedia tasks. The main advantage of
> Mandriva Flash is that it provides a full-featured system that
> requires no installation and - the icing on the cake - fits in your
> pocket! This is the most mobile distribution ever."
>
>
> http://www.mandriva.com/linux/2007/flash
>
> $69 pays for the 2GB USB thumb drive preloaded with Mandriva 2007. Just
> plug in, boot and go. It stores your home directory on the USB drive
> (You have about 1GB for your files).
>
>
>
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