are more likely to be suspicious than impressed.
Roy
Using Kubuntu 11.10, 64-bit
Location: Canada
On 12 January 2012 09:20, g.linuxducks <g.linuxducks@gmail.com> wrote:
> **
>
>
> Way off on a tangent there ? ? ? You stated only "some live distros have
> a demo mode." ..... I then replied ALL LIVE DISTROS ARE IN DEMO MODE
> WITH OPTIONS ALSO TO DO AN INSTALL. In other words the defintion of a
> Live Distro is DEMO MODE WITH OPTION TO INSTALL TOO.....
>
> Live CD
> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_CD
> A live CD, live DVD, or live disc is a CD or DVD containing a bootable
> computer operating system. Live CDs are unique in that they have the
> ability to run a complete, modern operating system on a computer lacking
> mutable secondary storage, such as a hard disk drive. Live USB flash
> drives are similar to live CDs, but often have the added functionality
> of automatically and transparently writing changes back to their
> bootable medium. Also, the solid-state device pure electronic operation
> gives a significant speed advantage by eliminating the CD reader's
> intrinsic mechanical latencies. Write-locked Live SD WORM systems are
> the direct solid-state counterpart to live CDs and can be booted
> natively in a media card slot or by using a USB adapter. Write-locked
> Live SD systems avoid excessive write cycles or corruption by
> ill-conditioned software, like viruses, which can prematurely "ruin" a
> live USB drive's installation.
>
> The term "live" derives from the fact that these CDs each contain a
> complete functioning operating system on the distribution medium.
>
> While a live CD typically does not alter any operating system or files
> already installed on a computer's secondary storage (such as hard disk
> drives), many live CDs include mechanisms and utilities for altering the
> host computer's data stores, including installation of an operating
> system. This is important for the system management aspect of live CDs,
> such as removing malware, drive imaging, and system recovery.
>
> The default option, however, is to allow the user to return the computer
> to its previous state when the live CD is ejected and the computer is
> rebooted. It is able to run without permanent installation by placing
> the files that typically would be stored on a hard drive into RAM,
> typically in a RAM disk, though this does cut down on the RAM available
> to applications.
>
> .....IN FULL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_CD
>
>
> On 1/12/2012 4:16 AM, dvdpst wrote:
> > Not all are live Distros. Most are but you do not understand what I
> said. I
> > built the system
> > for that company. It is very security demanding. The system count And
> times
> > the run time
> > of all drives. Not only the HD but the CD/DVD drives to. Among with any
> > saves and to what
> > drive. Only way I could bid on that contract. Government requirements. I
> > needed some thing
> > that would load to ram and run from ram.
> >
> > I am trying to convince management to switch to Linux as their OS. Will
> > know tomorrow
> > if I have clearance to bring my laptop to do an clean install of Linux.
> If
> > you have any other
> > suggestions, I am open to them.
> >
> > david
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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>
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