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	Knopper is the creator of [[Knoppix]], a well-known [[live CD]] [[Linux]] distribution. He received his degree in electrical engineering from the [[Kaiserslautern University of Technology]] (in [[German language\|German]]: ''Technische Universität Kaiserslautern''), co-founded [[LinuxTag]] in 1996 (a major [[Europe]]an Linux expo) and has been a self-employed [[information technology]] consultant since 1998. He also teaches at the Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences.		Knopper is the creator of [[Knoppix]], a well-known [[live CD]] [[Linux]] distribution. He received his degree in electrical engineering from the [[Kaiserslautern University of Technology]] (in [[German language\|German]]: ''Technische Universität Kaiserslautern''), co-founded [[LinuxTag]] in 1996 (a major [[Europe]]an Linux expo) and has been a self-employed [[information technology]] consultant since 1998. He also teaches at the Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences.

	Knopper is married to Adriane Knopper, who has a [[visual impairment]]. She ~~has been assisting~~ Knopper with a version of Knoppix for [[Blindness\|blind]] and visually impaired people, released in the third quarter of 2007 as a live CD. Her name ~~has been~~ given to [[Adriane Knoppix]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=17094 \|title=Free Operating System For Blind: Adriane Knoppix \|publisher=EFY News \|accessdate=2008-07-02 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612030833/http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=17094 \|archivedate=2008-06-12 }}</ref>		Knopper is married to Adriane Knopper, who has a [[visual impairment]]. She assisted Knopper with a version of Knoppix for [[Blindness\|blind]] and visually impaired people, released in the third quarter of 2007 as a live CD. Her name was given to [[Adriane Knoppix]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=17094 \|title=Free Operating System For Blind: Adriane Knoppix \|publisher=EFY News \|accessdate=2008-07-02 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612030833/http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=17094 \|archivedate=2008-06-12 }}</ref>

	Adriane is a desktop or "non-graphical user interface" for blind computer beginners. It will work on any [[Linux distribution]] that has a screenreader (preferably SBL (Screenreader for Blind Linux Users)) and some text-based tools for Internet access and normal work.		Adriane is a desktop or "non-graphical user interface" for blind computer beginners. It will work on any [[Linux distribution]] that has a screenreader (preferably SBL (Screenreader for Blind Linux Users)) and some text-based tools for Internet access and normal work.

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'''Klaus Knopper''' (born 1968 in [[Ingelheim]]) is a German [[electrical engineer]] and [[free software]] developer.

Knopper is the creator of [[Knoppix]], a well-known [[live CD]] [[Linux]] distribution. He received his degree in electrical engineering from the [[Kaiserslautern University of Technology]] (in [[German language|German]]: ''Technische Universität Kaiserslautern''), co-founded [[LinuxTag]] in 1996 (a major [[Europe]]an Linux expo) and has been a self-employed [[information technology]] consultant since 1998. He also teaches at the Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences.

Knopper is married to Adriane Knopper, who has a [[visual impairment]]. She has been assisting Knopper with a version of Knoppix for [[Blindness|blind]] and visually impaired people, released in the third quarter of 2007 as a live CD. Her name has been given to [[Adriane Knoppix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=17094 |title=Free Operating System For Blind: Adriane Knoppix |publisher=EFY News |accessdate=2008-07-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612030833/http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=17094 |archivedate=2008-06-12 }}</ref>

Adriane is a desktop or "non-graphical user interface" for blind computer beginners. It will work on any [[Linux distribution]] that has a screenreader (preferably SBL (Screenreader for Blind Linux Users)) and some text-based tools for Internet access and normal work.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.knopper.net/knopper/ Klaus Knopper personal profile at Knoppix] {{in lang|de}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235125/http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=16962 Meet The 'No Hard Disk' Man], at efytimes.com
* [http://www.knopper.net/knoppix-adriane/ ADRIANE - Audio Desktop Reference Implementation and Networking Environment]
* {{IMSLP|Knopper, Klaus|Klaus Knopper}}

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[[Category:1968 births]]
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[[Category:German computer scientists]]
[[Category:German electrical engineers]]
[[Category:Knoppix]]
[[Category:People from Ingelheim am Rhein]]
[[Category:Engineers from Rhineland-Palatinate]]

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