Of course, there are the "legal niceties" - from the Knoppix site:
"IF YOU PLAN TO COMMERCIALLY USE OR DISTRIBUTE (AND SELL) THE SOFTWARE, YOU HAVE TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY LICENSES AND PERMISSIONS FROM ALL SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OF NON-FREE SOFTWARE COMPONENTS, OR REMOVE THESE COMPONENTS BEFORE DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE." This means that for anyone making commercial use of this (and I assume the original need around making use of this inside a bank constitutes a "commercial use" ;-) means some of the apps could not be included (prob not an issue). Also, the Knoppix download is for an 'iso' image of the CD - as you say, "someone" will have to modify the distribution, so that tomcat, cocoon and your app is included and autostarted. The other downside is, I guess, that the users then no longer have access to their regular apps (prob. on Wind*ze) in many cases... All in all, the ideal would be a CD that does not require rebooting into a "foreign" O/S. Just my 2c on this Derek >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 18/06/2003 10:53:11 >>> o.k. this might be a wild idea, but I have some additional suggestion: would it be acceptable for the clients to reboot the system before using the product? In this case (and Linux know-how required) you could try the following: (1) get knoppix linux (2) modify the distribution, so that tomcat, cocoon and your app is included and autostarted! (3) boot from this CD/DVD and thats it: no installation required, no harddisk space. advantages: -- you could access the complete linux environment including things like mySQL databases -- no manipulation on the user system required -- you have the setup completly under control disadvantages: -- good Linux know-how required -- small risk with hardware detection problems of Knoppix -- system has to be rebooted Alex --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Mailscanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
