__/ [ Sean Inglis ] on Thursday 29 March 2007 22:32 \__
> On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:32:38 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Portable Qemu Persistent Ubuntu Linux
>>
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>> | One advantage to using Qemu hardware emulation as opposed to a
>> | native USB boot is that it allows you to plug your USB stick or
>> | portable hard drive into any available PC and run a complete
>> | operating system without restarting. The additional advantage
>> | of using Ubuntu's persistent feature is that you can save your
>> | personal settings, files and changes back to the stick. Qemu and
>> | persistent Ubuntu make for a nice and simple combination.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/03/26/portable-qemu-persistent-ubuntu-linux/
>>
>
> I gave this a spin, and so far it's proven to be excellent. I have a full
> desktop hanging off the USB port on my work PC, no installation, no
> problems. Clearly not as fast as a native installation, but still snappy.
Dell is currently expressing its intent to GPL its Linux drivers and
contribute them to the kernel hackers. With the hackers' recent invitation
for free driver creation, this means that more and more PCs will be fully
Linux compatible and friendly. This means that such USB sticks will work
everywhere you go, be it some hotel PC or some relatives' house with a
foreign laptop. This is a revolutionary way of working and thinking
(computers as relics, void hosts). Then there's Wizpy, which also gives the
USB stick some function when unconnected to a PC. A PDA (or iPod) can enable
you to access some Linux functions/programs using a miniature screen and
then access the same data and programs from a PC, when connected.
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