Re: [Texmacs-dev] "Minimal" Live CD containing TeXmacs?

[Joris van der Hoeven]

On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 10:44:58PM +0200, Martín Ezequiel Garzón wrote:
> I know I am pushing this a bit, but just wondering... Does anyone know how
> to make a "minimal" Linux Live CD (Slackware, Damn Small Linux, Knoppix,
> etc.) containing TeXmacs and the (minimal) necessary supporting
> applications? The idea would be to obtain the typesetting capabilities of
> TeXmacs without, in this case, the CAS (as is the case, for instance,
> in Chu-Ching
> Huang's LiveTeXmacs).
> 
> In case you are wondering, the goal is not minimality for its own sake but
> the ability to load the OS onto the RAM of more computers and hence achieve
> a faster-then-light typesetting experience =P.
> 
> Come to think about it... the real question is whether anybody has done it
> and is willing to share, as a I know remastering and the like are not
> trivial matters.

I am not aware of any such initiative, but would definitely
mention it on our webpage if someone would do the job.

Best wishes, Joris