create a forked knoppix - what do you think about this ?

[utu]

A number of others have sought to improve Knoppix by creating
custom versions of Knoppix. Not many of these have out-lasted
Klaus-Knopper's-Own. See for example:

http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Knoppix_Customizations

I think it might be more useful to take Ruymbeke's approach to
suggest just a few specifics to Klaus K himself. It's possible
that Klaus K has his own small cadre of contributors and might
respond favorably to applications to others similarly qualified
and volunteering programming assistance.

The only avenue I know of to do this is to post something on
the Debian-Knoppix mailing list and then to wait patiently for
a response. The Ruymbeke approach I refer to (one of several
attempts, I might add) is at:

http://osdir.com/ml/debian-knoppix/2.../msg00014.html

In any event, good luck on your endeavors.

[Capricorny]

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The only avenue I know of to do this is to post something on
the Debian-Knoppix mailing list and then to wait patiently for
a response. The Ruymbeke approach I refer to (one of several
attempts, I might add) is at:

http://osdir.com/ml/debian-knoppix/2.../msg00014.html

In any event, good luck on your endeavors.

Why wait? It is much better to implement the ideas, see if they are any good, and then report and eventually discuss afterwards. Negative results are also important, because that provides information on less fruitful ways.

If we make a remastering available for download, the experiences gained from using it would provide very useful information for decisions about directions for development.

[utu]

@ Capricorny

I don't suggest you wait.
Keep doing what you are doing.

I only suggest you try ALSO to involve Klaus K if you can.
And the only way I've seen to do that is via
the Debian-Knoppix developer's mailing list.

I think interaction with Klaus K will enhance your efforts
whatever direction you initially take.

[Capricorny]

@ Capricorny

I don't suggest you wait.
Keep doing what you are doing.

I only suggest you try ALSO to involve Klaus K if you can.
And the only way I've seen to do that is via
the Debian-Knoppix developer's mailing list.

I think interaction with Klaus K will enhance your efforts
whatever direction you initially take.

Sure!
But the crucial thing right now is, that the current Knoppix version is so well made, that it is not necessary to consult with Klaus to implement some further developments. Ext 4 support and squashfs for instance, anyone can simply do it. And even without remastering, I'm already using GRUB to boot poor man's installs. I'm also performing file system check and backup of persistent storage, but only manually. In fact, it is interesting to see how much can be done without knowing special details about Knoppix, just applying standard Linux/Unix methods and tools. It turns out that it is very much, attesting to the well-behavedness of Knoppix.