Re: New to Linux

[Will Smith <wilsmith@iglou.com>]

I wonder if a purchased  Ubantu 7.10 disc will include what is needed to 
get speech wrking following these instructions?

Will
wilsmith@iglou.com
On Fri, 1 Feb 2008, Lorenzo 
Taylor wrote:

> This one is pretty easy. <smile>
>
> To get Ubuntu talking, just wait until about 5 seconds after the CD
> starts spinning and press f5 followed by 3 and enter twice. This will
> give you complete access to a speaking Ubuntu Linux system complete with
> software speech via eSpeak.
>
> As for Oralux, it is now a dead project according to its developers.
> Ubuntu is the most accessible live CD with the exception of grml if you
> like the command line interface. Grml is the most accessible live CD for
> that whereas Ubuntu is the most accessible live CD for the GNOME
> desktop.
>
> HTH,
> Lorenzo
> There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed
> by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance:
> his character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the
> humbler animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of
> feeling complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt. --
> Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>