From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from server1.shellworld.net ([64.39.15.178] ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18ynJq-0005iw-00 for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 01:26:26 -0500 Received: from server1.shellworld.net (ldavis@localhost.shellworld.net [127.0.0.1]) by server1.shellworld.net (8.12.8/8.11.1) with ESMTP id h2S6QP0t080708 for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 00:26:25 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ldavis@shellworld.net) Received: from localhost (ldavis@localhost) by server1.shellworld.net (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id h2S6QPL4080705 for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 00:26:25 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ldavis@shellworld.net) X-Authentication-Warning: server1.shellworld.net: ldavis owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 00:26:25 -0600 (CST) From: Luke Davis To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: RE: Which linux distro?? In-Reply-To: <73388857A695D31197EF00508B08F2980A00EEAF@ntmsg0131.corpmail.telstra.com.au> Message-ID: References: <73388857A695D31197EF00508B08F2980A00EEAF@ntmsg0131.corpmail.telstra.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I was a Slackware man for a few years, tried RH a couple of times, but went back to Slack. Then, I was out of Linux for a while, and upon coming back a couple months ago, I decided to try Debian. It's the best compromise between the spartonness of SLW, and the bloatedness of RHL; with all of the functionality (should say availability) of the latter. On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Mirabella, Mathew J wrote: > ok cool i am thinking about slackware now. but do you get as many of the apps out of the box as you do with say debian? or even redhat? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Juan Hernandez [mailto:juan@wurldlink.com] > > Sent: Friday, 28 March 2003 4:07 PM > > To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > Subject: Re: Which linux distro?? > > > > > > I use slackware 9.0, I love it... I am not normally a linux > > person, because > > I've worked with bsd platforms for years spisificly freebsd, > > I wish speakup > > would be ported to freebsd someday... but slackware is the one I found > > easest to install. I like the hardware support, and it > > doesn't take much > > room up like rh does. > > > > Juan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mirabella, Mathew J" > > To: "speakup list" ; "emacspeak list" > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 8:06 PM > > Subject: Which linux distro?? > > > > > > ok folks. I need to pose a question to you all that I have > > already asked > > before, and the responses some time ago suggested that redhat > > may be the > > best way to go... things may have changed since folks on the > > speakup list > > are talking about the lack of built in speakup support with > > new versions of > > redhat. > > So. the question is... for a blind person, new to linux > > wanting to have a > > speech based system with emacspeak and speakup and wanting to > > start taking > > advantage of newer stuff with gnome etc. and also wanting > > good support of > > new hardware... which linux distro would people recommend. > > I am hearing that slackware or debian or redhat are the three > > that most > > people seem to use, with redhat looking a bit shakey lately. > > slackware 9 > > seems to have the newest gnome stuff...??? > > or maybe people think that redhat 7.3 with a speakup kernel > > is the best way > > to go? > > please give me your thoughts. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >