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 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17636k-0003oP-00 for ; Fri, 10 May 2002 01:38:22 -0400 Received: from localhost (wacker@localhost) by wb2flw.octothorp.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g4A5c9801126 for ; Fri, 10 May 2002 05:38:18 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: wb2flw.octothorp.org: wacker owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 23:38:09 -0600 (MDT) From: "William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123" To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? In-Reply-To: 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: 2.0.8 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 Fri, 10 May 2002, Toby Fisher wrote: > Well guys, while your suggestions are great, I would like to add some > things. > > First, I think Chris said that his space is limitted. Also, I believe his > first question was basically which distribution to go for. Given his hd > space restriction, I do not believe that Redhat, with its limitted > installation options, is the best option here, since the workstation > option does not contain several key packages, and the server install will > be too large. Limited installation options? How? Actually, the server option is probably best for a text only installation. Tell us all about your vast experience with RedHat, Toby. 73. Bill in Denver