Corpus linguistics & Knoppix

[trochee]

(cross posted to alphabet_soup)

An old colleague of mine is putting together a Knoppix distribution for corpus linguistics.

Quoth he:

I am in the process of creating a modified version of the knoppix live
cd for computational/corpus-based linguistics students.

As the knoppix page (www.knoppix.net) says, ''KNOPPIX is a bootable CD
with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection,
and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices
and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a Linux demo, educational
CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial
software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a
hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB
of executable software installed on it.''

The modified version I am preparing will have a set of tools and data
that are specifically geared towards computational/corpus-based
linguists who want to try linux. I will make the iso image available on
my site.

If you're a corpus linguist or a Debian Linux fan -- or, like me, both -- please read the rest of his request and send him suggestions. CC me, so I know I'm doing some good!

[Update: http://www.knoppix.org/ is available but in a panic over software patenting in Europe. http://www.knoppix.net is still up, though, supporting the project out of other countries.]