From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.wilkshire.net ([207.206.44.15]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1B0AcG-0003iH-00 for ; Sun, 07 Mar 2004 21:35:40 -0500 Received: (qmail 65522 invoked by uid 0); 8 Mar 2004 02:43:07 -0000 Received: from vbeckley@wilkshire.net by mail2.wilkshire.net by uid 0 with qmail-scanner-1.16 (clamscan: 0.54. Clear:. Processed in 6.354886 secs); 08 Mar 2004 02:43:07 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Mail-From: vbeckley@wilkshire.net via mail2.wilkshire.net X-Qmail-Scanner: 1.16 (Clear:. Processed in 6.354886 secs) Received: from unknown (HELO vic.wilkshire.net) (205.185.132.167) by mail.wilkshire.net with SMTP; 8 Mar 2004 02:43:00 -0000 Message-Id: <6.0.3.0.0.20040307212747.01c6a7b8@mail.wilkshire.net> X-Sender: vbeckley@mail.wilkshire.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.3.0 Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 21:35:01 -0500 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Vic Beckley Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: Which version of Linux? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 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, 08 Mar 2004 02:35:40 -0000 Hi all, I am a very very newbie just deciding to set up my very first Linux system. I am an experienced DOS/Windows user, however. It is a Pentium 200 MMX with 4.3 gb hd and 32 mb ram. At this point, I am trying to decide whether I should go with Debian, Red Hat, or Slackware. What are the pros and cons, differences and similarities of these flavors of Linux? Also, I eventually want to experiment with the Gnome Desktop and the access tools for that. Can this be installed and ran under any of the above distributions of Linux? Is it possible to disable Speakup when you go into a graphical environment like Gnome? How? If not, how would one accomplish getting them to coexist on the same system and still have speech all the time? thanks a lot for all your help in advance. If I decide to go ahead with this experiment, you will be hearing from me plenty of times I am sure. Bye for now. Best Regards from Ohio, U.S.A. Vic MailTo:vbeckley@wilkshire.net