DistroWatch: Distributions, October 11, 2004 | Linux Today

DistroWatch: Distributions, October 11, 2004

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 12, 2004

LIIS Linux 0.902

“This is a new testing release of LIIS Linux, a Linux
distribution developed by the Latvian Education Information System
(LIIS). LIIS is a cooperative project between Latvia’s Ministry of
Education and Science and the University of Latvia in Riga, with
many sub-projects, including a Linux distribution for use in local
schools…”

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Feather Linux 0.6.0

“Added Elmo, a text-based email client; updated Sylpheed; fixed
fsck.reiserfs bug; changed some Fluxbox settings; added Ndiswrapper
configuration script; updated Opera to 7.54; added curl; added live
‘remaster’ feature–simply load Feather into RAM, and this script
will create your own Feather ‘remaster’ based on your current
customisations…”

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ROCK Linux Live CD

“The ROCK Linux Live CD is a full-featured, desktop-oriented
target. designed to operate directly from CD. The current default
package selection uses the minimal-desktop template, which
incorporates a full KDE desktop (version 3.3.0) and some other
applications like MPlayer, Xine, etc…”

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