Many times I have mentioned MetaLab formerly known as SunSite. This site carries a heavy load, so do yourself a favor, use one of the MetaLab mirrors .
For Debian/GNU Linux the mirror URLs are organized in this scheme http://www.<country code, e.g. uk>.debian.org .
Nearly all of the programms I mention are available as Debian/GNU Linux packages, or as RPM packages, look up your favorite RPM server, for instance RUFUS .
This text is included in the LINUX DOCUMENTATION PROJECT - LDP.
Richard Worwood mirrors this HOWTO .
The latest version of this document is available in HTML format at LiLAC - Linux with Laptop Computers .
Lionel, "trollhunter" Bouchpan-Lerust-Juery, <trollhunter@linuxfr.org> provides a translation into French. You can download or browse it at http://infonomade.linuxfr.org/portables/ressourcesfr.html#howto . And he mirrors the English version at http://infonomade.linuxfr.org/portables/ressourcesen.html#howto
He has also written a HOWTO about portables and wearables, please look at his pages http://infonomade.linuxfr.org/index.html (French version) http://infonomade.linuxfr.org/indexen.html (English version).
The following translations are under construction:
Greek, Vassilis Rizopoulos <mscyvr@scs.leeds.ac.uk>
Italian, Alessandro Grillo <Alessandro_Grillo@tivoli.com>,
Japanese, Ryoichi Sato <rsato@ipf.de>,
Portuguese, Gledson Evers <pulga_linux@bol.com.br> the translation will be announced at LinuxALL
Spanish, Jaime Robles <ea4abw@amsat.org>
Please contact me before starting a translation to avoid double work. Since a translation is a great amount of work, I recommend to do this work as a group, for instance together with your local Linux Users Group - LUG.