The only problem I see with using knoppix is the write issue.  Knoppix
is read only by default though you can change that. Still, this is now a
complete environment, not an application.

My $ .02

Edward Iglesias
Systems Librarian
Central Connecticut State University
860.832.2082



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Eric Lease Morgan
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 7:38 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] java application on a cd
>
> On Oct 17, 2006, at 12:41 PM, Susan Teague Rector wrote:
>
> > I was thinking last night - you mentioned not being able to do an
> > applet b/c of access to the file directory. You could do a signed
> > applet that would allow your users to connect to the java
> app. I think
> > Tomcat, etc. is overkill for a CD...
>
>
> Maybe I could go the Knoppix route.
>
> If I'm go to all the trouble of indexing my data, writing a
> servlet/ applet, and installing a Web server (say Jetty),
> then I might as well a TEI/XML editor, some way to annotate
> texts, tools to build additional TEI/XML texts, etc. The best
> way to package all of this up might be with Knoppix, and if I
> use such a tool, then I could write my things in different
> languages, not necessarily Java.
>
> --
> Eric "Just Musing" Morgan
>