Im not sure if those of you outside the U.S. are familiar with this true story:

"In the early part of the 19th century, Johnny Appleseed created apple orchards in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Ohio over a 49-year period. After 200 years, some of those trees still bear apples."

I'm after a "fruit" of a different kind. I have been making Knoppix discs from current distributions for a while. Some of these I sell for a nominal charge (I'm out of work -- it helps!) -- but some of them I give away to those who I think may find them a useful introduction to Linux.

I think this is a useful "seeding" project; many of us have CD burners and can get discs fairly cheaply. Even if it's only used as a Windows rescue disc, it's still worthwhile -- and some of the the recipients may go on to learn more and pass copies on themselves. In my opinion, it doesn't take a large number of discs to make an impact. I would like to see your thoughts on this subject.