Linked by Alexander Antoniades on Thu 5th Dec 2002 21:58 UTC
It's easy to grow increasingly cynical the more you follow "innovation" in operating systems and software. New releases often turn out to be nothing more than reinventing, or repackaging, the wheel, with new icons and steeper system requirements. Yet every now and then persistence pays off and that lengthy download or poorly written web site delivers something truly amazing and faith in the future of computing is, albeit temporarily, restored. I experienced such a sensation a couple of months ago when I downloaded the CD-ROM based, Linux distribution known as Knoppix. 
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Many people like using knoppix to show people Linux, but to me, Knoppix is simply the ultimate in rescue discs. The second I get my self in trouble fiddling around in the etc/ directory, knoppix is there for me, with all the tools I need. I can even connect to the internet on my adsl line and use mozilla to google for possible solutions.
I highly recommend burning your own copy of Knoppix "just in case.