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To: Elsewhere who wrote (40897)	4/28/2004 10:27:27 PM
From: E. Charters	Read Replies (1) of 110626

The first Linux that would run completely off the CD ROM was (correct me if I err) The Fall 95 Version of Yggdrasil Linux. It was some slow at the time, and was really meant to be a demo more than anything else. Slackware Linux has retained some of these features in that it too can be run "partially", or I believe, completely off the bootable CD-Rom. Yggdrasil is now sooooooo-dated and it was as klunky as they come in some ways, (Install was a bit slow) but in other ways it was kind of ground-breaking. It had this feature where re-compilation of the entire source tree could be done to check any programs fit against the OS.. This is still unique although a little bit unwieldy. Yggdrasil had many firsts, but it died from lack of critical mass and a little bit too much of Linux "abstruseity". Yggdrasil was aiming at a true auto hardware-recognizing plug and play linux which would suit the point and click business crowd. Alas! This was not to be, as they never got enough snoose behind them to complete the mission. Slackware remains today as the seminal Linux that is the most stable, simplest to configure, and easiest to install and maintenance. (Slack has BSD style text scripts that a guy can understand.) It is a wee bit behind the upgrade curve, but 9.1 seems to be plenty modern enough. I remained a Slackware afficionado and I still say to disbelieving people that I can install Slack x.1 on any computer system far faster than I can install reliably and run windows on the same hardware. There are certain things you have to know about your hardware to get the drivers right in Linux, but it always works eventually. I cannot say that about all hardware and MS-Windows. Just try installing Windows 2000 on a lot of boxes. Have a very good time. I will bet you will cry. EC<:-}

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