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[News] Huge New List of Linux Live CDs and the 'Test Drive' Advantage

130 Useful Linux Based LiveCD Versions.

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| Hopefully this will provide an initial list from which to jump off and 
| explore different versions. It was a lot of work to put this together, but it 
| was worthwhile and fun!  
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http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/130-useful-linux-based-livecd-versions/

Linux: Try Before You Buy

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| Ever pine away for a car for months, or even years, then when you finally get 
| it—you have buyer’s remorse? You should have taken a test drive. Sure, you 
| say, testing a car with a chatty salesperson next to you isn’t ownership but 
| it does give you an idea of the look and feel of the car from the inside out. 
| You can do the same with Linux—take it for a test drive before you commit!    
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http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2380.html


Recent:

Put your Linux Distro on a Live CD

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| An oddity of open source operating systems is the Live CD. It’s not something 
| you’re likely to see coming out of Redmond or Cupertino any time soon, but 
| for a few years now many Linux distros and versions of BSD have given this 
| option. Recently, Live DVDs and Live USB have cropped up as well. These live 
| systems are full versions of the operating system that run completely from 
| the given medium. Which means you can carry them in your pocket and use them 
| on other computers. They do not, by default, touch the hard drive, so they 
| are completely safe to use.       
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http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/put-your-linux-distro-on-a-life-cd/


Linux Live CDs: A Convenient Approach to Personal Computing

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| The choice of an operating system often results from the perceived ease with 
| which these tasks can be accomplished. I would like to focus on Linux Live 
| CDs as a way for an individual computer user to simplify computing. Live CDs 
| started out as a marketing tool for different Linux “distributions” (or 
| distro). A distribution in simple terms is a customized version of Linux. It 
| is created by compiling and packaging software components geared towards a 
| certain type of usage. All Linux varieties we see are certain distributions 
| developed by a group of people or companies. They can choose the distribution 
| to be commercial or free, general purpose or highly specialized.        
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http://desicritics.org/2008/03/27/123808.php


Related:

Secure web browsing through Live Linux distros

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| Banking isn't the be-all and end-all: there's many other reasons you'd 
| want a secure system, separate from what's on the hard disk, besides 
| Internet banking. Traveller's can't necessarily trust the integrity of 
| a computer in an Internet cafe.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13292/53/


Top 10 Linux FUD Patterns, Part 2

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| Nothing, however, beats seeing it in action! Remember what I said about first 
| impressions? Live CDs are very useful weapons against FUD. They allow 
| potential users to test drive the OS, to try before “buying”. This helps 
| prove to some that Linux has come a long way in terms of automatic hardware 
| detection and other features that make it user friendly. It’s also much 
| easier than going to the extent of configuring a dual-boot system. The 
| downside is, they can be a bit slow under certain conditions. If a friend has  
| a Linux system already installed, it may be better to try that out instead.      
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http://linuxfud.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/top-10-linux-fud-patterns-part-2/

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