Linked by Binh Nguyen on Wed 7th Jan 2004 18:08 UTC
When Knoppix was first released it was heralded as revolutionary in the Linux world. Its autodetection and configuration capabilities were unsurpassed. Many of my colleagues remarked that if 'KNOPPIX can't do it, Linux can't do it'. Theoretically, one would be able to get a Knoppix CD, pop it into an arbitrary system, run it, save one's data to a partition, USB stick, etc....), reboot and the existing system would be left completely as it was before the CD was placed in the system.
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Is it possible to customize this OS such that you could make your own copy, with Flash, Java, DVD-video etc. plus Wine and a few Windows apps ready out of the box? I realize such things would not be legal to distribute, but I"m talking about for personal use.
I don't see why not but the devil is in the details of the license & actually getting it to work with Wine & whatever programs you want. Back in Oct & Nov of 2002, I spent some time with synaptic & aptitude hacking out German & international support. Then I added a antialiased font support & then added a XFT enabled Mozilla. For my own use I added some mp3s & oggs to listen to if I so desired. Then I used the instructions from knoppix.net & made my own customized ISO. When I did all this the forums at http://www.knoppix.net/forum/ were brand new & I was running on a minimum amount of community support. Now the forums are populated with knowledgeable folk.
You should give it a go.