From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from wb2flw.octothorp.org ([63.224.68.2] ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16QK8h-0003hX-00 for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 22:19:55 -0500 Received: from localhost (wacker@localhost) by wb2flw.octothorp.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0F3Jwj08004 for ; Tue, 15 Jan 2002 03:19:58 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: wb2flw.octothorp.org: wacker owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 20:19:58 -0700 (MST) From: "William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123" To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Newbie, Adding Speakup to existing RH7.2 installation In-Reply-To: <02011318392203.31197@lightstar> Message-ID: 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: 2.0.7 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: On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Jason wrote: > > Please explain to me, if you can, the disadvantages of having modules in > > your setup that you never load. > not many: they take up space, and can cause problems if accidentally loaded > with no hardware to talk to. Other than those, I can't think of any, but > besides making hardware upgrades a bit easier, I can't think of any > advantages either. I'd say it balances, and that it can be left as a personal > preference thing. It's always a preference thing. But if the pre-compiled RPMS are available with speakup included, I can't imagine why Thomas would advise a newbie to go through the trouble of configuring and compiling a kernel right off the bat. We all used to do it, and for me, it was fun. But now it's a bit easier. Bill in Denver