Has anyone used this? Any good?
yes and yes :)this is slightly off-topic, as Dynebolic isn't a Knoppix derivative, it's a live CD based on gentoo. it is somewhat smaller than the Knoppix and doesn't have so many different programs, mostly one for one task, but has a lot of multimedia, audio production, streaming. it's lighter and more focused (you don't get three complete office suites, but you get freej, muse, cinelerra and other goodies), with more complete alsa support. it has an X-based configuration on startup which is way friendlier than the infamous cheatcodes of Knoppix
one notable feature that Dynebolic has over Knoppix is nvidia 3d acceleration drivers (yes the closed source ones). one notable feature that Knoppix has over Dynebolic is installation. Dynebolic is strictly boot-from-CD, but uses a method called nesting to get persistent home and even install new programs.
it uses Windowmaker and has a very nice menu, structured in a datatype / task hierarchy, so its easy for new users to find the right program without knowing its name
for a somewhat more limited audience (the creative/artist type) it is a very good system.
LF
=========== http://www.dynebolic.org Dyne:bolic GNU/Linux is a live bootable distribution, an operating system which works directly from the CD without the need to install or changeanything on the hard disk. It is user-friendly, recognizes your hardwaredevices (sound, video, firewire, and USB), and offers a vast range of software for multimedia production, streaming, 3D modeling, photo, peer-to-peer filesharing, Web browsing and publishing, word processing, email, encryption, and networking. It also includes games and a world navigator. It does automatic clustering, joining the CPU power between any other dyne:bolic on the local network, and works on modded XBOX consoles =============
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