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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 >