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[Henrik Nilsen Omma]

Claudine Chionh wrote:
> Live/bootable CDs have been multiplying recently. There are some
> specialist live CDs with specific audiences, like Quantian for science
> [1] and the Linux Genealogy CDs [2]. I've been thinking about how I
> could encourage public health researchers to use Linux or FOSS.
> Specialist live CDs seem like a way to gently introduce people to new
> software without making them worry about installing a new operating
> system. Do you think this is a useful approach?
>   
Yep, I think that's a very good angle on it. Someone who might never 
consider booting a Live CD on their home computer just for the fun of it 
might well use it if it was useful for their job.

Such a person might not know or care what an operating system is, but 
could think: My computer at home is really slow now and has all these 
viruses on it. When I start it with the CD from work it seems much 
better. If it could only be like that normally ...

- Henrik