____/ BearItAll on Wednesday 17 October 2007 15:06 : \____
> On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:44:07 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Puppy Linux grows bigger teeth
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Even in the less than 100MB ISO, Puppy 3.00 packs an application for every
>> | task -- from browsing the Internet and chatting to writing reports and
>> | spreedsheets to watching and ripping DVDs, configuring network devices,
>> | and monitoring firewalls. If you need still more, Puppy 3.00 can also
>> | install every application available in Slackware 12's repository. These
>> | benefits more than balance out the distro's minor quirks.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.linux.com/feature/119848
>>
>
> I used puppy to rescue a XP PC not long ago, I picked puppy because I
> was away from home and just wanted a quick download to resuce data off a
> drive.
>
> Unfortunately the servers i tried for downloads were extraordinarily slow,
> I might as well have got my trusty knopix instead, or Damn Small Linux.
>
> But still once I had Puppy, I thought it was quite nice, maybe not enough
> umph to make me throw out the knoppix, I've had knoppix handy as a rescue
> system for a few years now, so it might just be familiarity putting me off.
I've seen some people that tear Puppy to pieces because it hasn't much to offer
that isn't already in Knoppix (download size aside), according to these
sources.
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