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babeldisc -- here's the first credible grannyx i've seen
From: Paul Vixie <paul () vix com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:14:12 +0000
C|Net said: A new Linux distribution designed to be as user-friendly as possible went into beta testing on Tuesday. BabelDisc, the brainchild of U.K. Internet pioneer and Pipex founder Peter Dawe, is a lightweight Ubuntu-based distribution that runs only from a CD and does not even require the host PC to have a hard drive, opting instead for subscriber-based hosted storage. Dawe, speaking to ZDNet UK on Wednesday, said BabelDisc was suitable for a variety of users, not least technophobes. "It is pretty much designed for people's mothers--certain users want to switch it on and want it always to look the same," he said, noting that many people are scared of computing because unpredictability "undermines their confidence." ... http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6177188.html _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- babeldisc -- here's the first credible grannyx i've seen Paul Vixie (Apr 18)
- Re: babeldisc -- here's the first credible grannyx i've seen Drsolly (Apr 18)
- Re: babeldisc -- here's the first credible grannyx i've seen Nick FitzGerald (Apr 18)
- Re: babeldisc -- here's the first credible grannyx i've seen Drsolly (Apr 19)
- RE: babeldisc -- here's the first credible grannyx i've seen David Harley (Apr 19)
- Re: babeldisc -- here's the first credible grannyx i've seen Nick FitzGerald (Apr 18)
- Re: babeldisc -- here's the first credible grannyx i've seen Drsolly (Apr 18)