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* what linux should I use?
@  Juan Hernandez
   ` Sandi Sørensen
                   ` (2 more replies)
  0 siblings, 3 replies; 42+ messages in thread
From: Juan Hernandez @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: speakup

sHello,

    I am wondering what distro of linux should I use?  I've used redhat, mandrake, slackware and a few other distros, and I've been out of the linux world for a while.  Tnx in advanced.

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* Re: what linux should I use?
@  Gregory Nowak
   ` alex stone
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 42+ messages in thread
From: Gregory Nowak @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

Also, if you want a distro that includes speakup in the stock CD-ROMS out of the box, go for slackware.

Greg



> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978@earthlink.net
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 19:47:20 -0500
>Subject: Re: what linux should I use?

>Hi, Juan.
>When choosing a Linux distro you need to take in to account what features
>you are looking for in a distro.
>For example if you want to install a modern Linux distro with good hardware
>plug and play support, can be installed directly to a Windows drive without
>partitioning, and have commercial support Mandrake 9.2 might be the distro
>of choice. However, Mandrake doesn't have a talking install right out of the
>box, and takes lots of tinkering to make accessible.
>if you are looking for a Linux distro with a talking install, speakup
>included, and accessibility right out of the box Fedora on the speakup ftp
>site might be a better choice. However, I don't like the fact I can not
>order Fedora on cd, and have to download the entire thing which is a major
>turn off for me. Neither does Red Hat provide any profetional technical
>support which does not help sell to a business.
>So really that is my two suggestions.
>Hth.





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* Re: what linux should I use?
@  Gregory Nowak
   ` alex stone
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 42+ messages in thread
From: Gregory Nowak @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

No, Slackware requires its own partition. You can however install zipslack on a fat/fat32 partition.

Greg



> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "alex stone" <alexstone87@hotmail.com
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:31:11 -0000
>Subject: Re: what linux should I use?

>Can Slackware be installed on a windows NTFS partition, or does it require
>it's own partition?  I'm looking for a distro that can be installed on an XP
>laptop, without having to buy partition magic.
>Cheers.
>Alex
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@romuald.net.eu.org
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 6:25 PM
>Subject: Re: what linux should I use?


>> Also, if you want a distro that includes speakup in the stock CD-ROMS out
>of the box, go for slackware.

>> Greg



>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978@earthlink.net
>>>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
><speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>>>Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 19:47:20 -0500
>>>Subject: Re: what linux should I use?

>>>Hi, Juan.
>>>When choosing a Linux distro you need to take in to account what features
>>>you are looking for in a distro.
>>>For example if you want to install a modern Linux distro with good
>hardware
>>>plug and play support, can be installed directly to a Windows drive
>without
>>>partitioning, and have commercial support Mandrake 9.2 might be the
>distro
>>>of choice. However, Mandrake doesn't have a talking install right out of
>the
>>>box, and takes lots of tinkering to make accessible.
>>>if you are looking for a Linux distro with a talking install, speakup
>>>included, and accessibility right out of the box Fedora on the speakup
>ftp
>>>site might be a better choice. However, I don't like the fact I can not
>>>order Fedora on cd, and have to download the entire thing which is a
>major
>>>turn off for me. Neither does Red Hat provide any profetional technical
>>>support which does not help sell to a business.
>>>So really that is my two suggestions.
>>>Hth.




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* Re: what linux should I use?
@  Gregory Nowak
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 42+ messages in thread
From: Gregory Nowak @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

If you replace the vmlinuz kernel in the distro with the speakup.s kernel, then yes, it comes with speakup.

Greg



> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "alex stone" <alexstone87@hotmail.com
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:44:51 -0000
>Subject: Re: what linux should I use?

>Does this include speakup?
>Alex



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* Re: what linux should I use?
@  Gregory Nowak
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 42+ messages in thread
From: Gregory Nowak @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.



> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 14:21:12 -0500
>Subject: Re: what linux should I use?

>Also, before you dive into ZipSlack, you had best ask the proponents of
>ZipSlack to tell you everything you can't do from that environment.

Janina, I am having trouble recalling the things you can't do in the zipslack environment. So, if you could jog my memory and that of the other zipslack proponents, and backup your statement with facts, myself, as well as the newbies I'm sure, would appreciate it.

Greg




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* Re: what linux should I use?
@  Gregory Nowak
   ` Janina Sajka
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 42+ messages in thread
From: Gregory Nowak @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

Naturally, everything under the sun can't be included in zipslack, because then it would be too big. Also, if you find that zipslack is missing things that you need, there is nothing stopping you from installing the extra needed slackware packages.

Greg



> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Alex Snow <alex_snow@gmx.net
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 17:50:46 -0500
>Subject: Re: what linux should I use?

>I'd use bigslack if I were you.
>I tried zipslack on my windows box a few months ago just to see what
>it was like and I was surprised at what was missing. supposedly
>bigslack has everything you need...but is that still developed?
>if you're looking for a live linux cd that's easy to use just grab
>installation disk 2 of the slackware set.



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* Re: what linux should I use?
@  Gregory Nowak
   ` Joseph C. Lininger
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 42+ messages in thread
From: Gregory Nowak @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.



> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joseph C. Lininger" <jbahm@pcdesk.net
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 01:57:31 -0700
>Subject: Re: what linux should I use?


I personally prefur Norton Ghost for this procedure, but of
>course it's up to you.


Why use Norton Ghost if partition image
http://www.partimage.org
can do the same job, and it's under the GPL, which Norton Ghost is obviously not?

Greg




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* Re: what linux should I use?
@  Gregory Nowak
   ` Janina Sajka
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 42+ messages in thread
From: Gregory Nowak @  UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.

Oh really? I thought that fat/fat32 was also Microsoft's property, yet support for both happens to be in the stock Linux kernel.

Greg



> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 10:01:59 -0500
>Subject: Re: what linux should I use?

>It can't possibly be in the stock kernels because the Linux kernel is
>licensed as GPL, and NTFS is the private property of Microsoft.





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