A few comments for you: * You're unlikely to get us to talk about what Linux is "best," as * you put it. It's all Linux, and it's all good. The rest is * personal preference. Think of it as personal taste. * You will have to work to get ntfs support on Linux. It is * possible, but it won't be installed for you by default because * Microsoft is very proprietary about what ntfs is, so the license * terms are anathema to our open source community. * Dual boots are certainly possible. * You'll have more luck using Linux than use DOS under today's * Windows. * Forget about Gnopernicus. It's not ready for daily use yet. If you want to know more about the Speakup Modified Fedora, look at: http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/fedora/ Good luck. Shaun Everiss writes: > Hi all > I am a new user. > I am currently need some ergent help. > I am required by my local university, or collage as you guys in us call it to use dos, linux and windows for a operating systems and programming paper. > I have been getting conflicting reports however on distrobutions. > One person someware else told me fedora core3 with gnopernicus, yasr, flite and openoffice are good. > At the same time I heard oralux is good. > And debian is good. > Obviously, I can't try all and I have a time constraoints before course starts, etc. > So whats best? > Take in mind I only have a slow connection and so have employed others to do the linux cd downloads. > Of those I have fedora core, and oralux. > I have no time to get debian. > I need to ask a few questions. > 1. What is a good boot manager. > 2. I know auralux does not right to ntfs but does fedora? > Is there a way I could have linux loaded on the same system as windows xp,? > And if possible Instead of using a boot manager could I bee able to start linux from a program group in windows, that is have something that would shutdown windows and start linux from windows. > For software I have everything. > IN this course I will also bee using dos. > Is it therefore easier to have a seperate machine for dos or is the windows xp console suffishient, or is it better to have a dos emulator from within linux and therefore whats best? > Now even if I choose fedora, and or auralux I will ergently need some tutorials for both systems, installation guides,etc. > Manuals for speech synths etc. > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list