From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com (dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com [68.99.120.49]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0203510A8A for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:18:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.0.100] (really [70.166.17.50]) by dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20080714101855.HKHW17033.dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com@[192.168.0.100]> for ; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:18:55 -0400 Message-ID: <487B2861.7010707@baechler.net> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:20:17 -0700 From: Tony Baechler User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Best distro References: <095e3c09-7068-4360-a344-0bb1c6146f7d@default> <20080714010540.GA19956@clearwire.net> In-Reply-To: <20080714010540.GA19956@clearwire.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.10 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, 14 Jul 2008 10:18:56 -0000 Foreign White Devil wrote: > download and try the Live-CD's, which allow you to try each > distro before deciding on the one that suits. They run in memory and > don't change your current operating system. Hang out in the > irc.freenode.net chatrooms and see which impresses you the most. You > can tell alot about a distro by the users running it and what help they > generally provide. You'll probably be visiting them alot as you learn > your way around the system. Hi, That is all very good advice, but for those of you who don't want to learn irc and get a chat client and or those who don't really know what resources are out there, please contact me off list. I am offering a fee-based support service intended for beginning to intermediate computer users, supporting DOS, Windows and Linux. While I'm here, I will say that there are many freely available resources out there for those who don't mind looking, including numerous mailing lists. For just the Debian lists, check out: [http://lists.debian.org/ Debian lists] Also, Gentoo and probably others, including Debian, do have accessibility lists. The Gentoo list had no traffic when I was on it but that was several years ago. The Debian list is fairly quiet. There's also the blinux list, but I don't have a home page for it. Finally, there are always Google searches and the various HOWTO sites such as [http://tldp.org/ The Linux documentation Project]. That doesn't even scratch the surface. Each Distro generally has their own documentation such as the Debian Documentation Project.