[squeakland] Re: EToys will not start in Xbuntu 9.10

[Bert Freudenberg]

On 30.07.2009, at 22:16, Offray Vladimir Luna Cárdenas wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Bert escribió:
>
> [...]
>> Alternatively, we are working on a version of Etoys that does not  
>> require installation at all but runs directly from a USB flash  
>> memory stick. We will have a beta release soonish, an alpha version  
>> is at http://wiki.squeakland.org/display/sq/Etoys+To+Go The only  
>> drawback will be that this does not provide the web browser plugin.
>>
>
> Just for curiosity... why?

Because it does not touch the host file system at all - but we would  
need to do that to install a browser plugin.

> could this work with Firefox Portable if it is in the same USB?


This had not occurred to me but yes, that might work, albeit on  
Windows only.

- Bert -