From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-084.wdc2.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.84] helo=concerto.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CC4e6-0004Kc-00 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:11:02 -0400 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8RNABHa020820 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:10:11 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i8RNABDi020819 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:10:11 -0400 Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:10:11 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20040927231011.GQ7958@rednote.net> References: <20040927211730.GI7958@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: Linux concerto.rednote.net 2.6.8-1.541.root Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html Subject: Re: Linux and data storage? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 23:11:02 -0000 >>From the ground up, eh? Now, ground to you may just be different from what a technical notion of "ground up" might be. That's all I meant. No more. Karen Lewellen writes: > Miss, > you seem to very rather good at claiming to know what i would hate or what > i might not. > If i did not want to learn Linux in this fashion I would not have > suggested it. > Given how you seem to treat others, I can only guess that information > provided by you for others to review would be equally disrespectful. > I will skip your suggestion thanks. > And, I know the list content factor has nothing to do with my computer. > Why ever would I think as much? > I am,however, going to cut down that message and post it so that *others* > can give their opinion. > Karen > > On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Janina Sajka wrote: > > >The "message is to big" thing is something Kirk did for this list. Some > >of us hate it, but we all live with it. > > > >It's not anything about Linux or about your computer. It's only about > >this list. > > > >As for studying Linux from the ground up, you probably would hate it > >that way, but there is good guidance that you would not hate. > > > >May I suggest the pointers in my installation HOWTO? There's a whole > >"Now What?" section that's inteded for exactly that purpose. > > > > > >Karen Lewellen writes: > >>Sean, > >>I detailed an answer to this when replying to Carol, but just got a note > >>saying the message is being held due to its size. > >>again I explain why i do not want to use this machine, even though a > >>Pentium, and ask again for places to go to read Linux distribution > >>reviews, so one can see the pros and cons to distributions, and asking > >>again for a good book or set of texts on Linux commands from the ground > >>up. > >>If it does not come through I will try to post it again. > >>Karen > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040