Linked by David Adams on Sun 9th Nov 2008 07:16 UTC, submitted by Vincent
As you have probably noticed, new versions have arrived of Ubuntu, Xubuntu and other derivatives. One of the most exciting new features has received far less publicity than it deserves - the ability to 'install' it onto your USB flash drive with just a few clicks. The advantages are obvious: just plug your flash drive into a computer and run your favourite operating system. What's more, everything you do - installing applications, saving documents, editing preferences - will be saved to your flash drive and will be available to you every time you run it! The best news is that it's astoundingly easy: all it takes is a few clicks.
Thread beginning with comment 336709
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
Member since:
2005-11-12
There is no competition with open source, only proprietary products have that mandate
There certainly is competition in open source. A lot of the forks we see compete with the original maintainers' vision. This can be a good thing since a group of people might decide they don't like the direction of development of say, X Window, and they come up with something that suits their needs better. Maybe their isn't monetary competition but when your module gets dropped in favor of a newer or better one it certainly drives progress. It is a more friendly kind of competition but it can also get hot and heated. It hurts a little when your own design gets dropped. We like our own stuff to succeed. It makes a developer feel good.