Finnix was created in 1999 , making it one of the oldest Linux distributions with the intent of being run completely from a bootable CD ( the other Live CD around at the time was the Linuxcare Bootable Business Card CD , first released in 1999 ) . Finnix development first began in 1999 , making it one of the oldest distributions released with the intent of being run completely from a bootable CD ( the other Live CD around at the time was the Linuxcare Bootable Business Card CD , first released in 1999 ) .