Pocket Writer OS is a Linux distribution for creative writers who need a portable operating system that can boot on various PC's and is capable of being burned to CD-R/CD-RW or installed to USB, USBHDD, and Hard Drive in either "frugal persistent" mode or full "hard-drive install" mode. The vision is the idea of having a portable system that has most any application needed for an on-the-go writer.
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Here are some key features of "PocketWriter OS":
· Can be burned to CD, installed to USB, USBHDD, and Hard-Drive
· Frugal Persistence enables you to save everything between reboots/shutdowns off CD, USB, USBHDD, and Hard-Drive!
· Features the easy to use XFCE4 Desktop with many add-ons.
· Based on and built off of the incomparable Slackware Operating System.
· Created using a modified Linux-Live scripts (think Slax) with newest Aufs2.1 and Squashfs-LZMA patches!
· Includes a variety of Open Source writing applications to get your creative juices flowing!
· Users can create their own modules from source and/or premade binaries!
· Complete OS is Remasterable off CD, USB, or after installation to hard-drive!
· Modern kernel, firmware, modules, and headers (2.6.36.2) for newer Netbooks and PC's
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Upgrade to kernel 2.6.38.5 and new Linux-Live by Skyhog99 using new xz
· compression
· Many thanks to Skyhog99, Fanthom, and Ritchie!
· Many Thanks to the Salix OS team And Slackware!
· Moved Locales and made it a loadable module
· Added new LibreOffice 3.3.2 Module
· Added Storybook, yWriter5, Sonar3, and Java Runtime (JRE)
· Updated to 05/08/2011 on Salix 13.1.2 base
· Completely compatible with Salix OS 13.1.2
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