Re: servers

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I think you'll need to try them to see. Some do and some don't. I
don't have a serious eye disorder yet (but I'm working on it), so I'm
not the best person to ask. I've been told that Live CDs based on the
Knoppix (Debian) distribution have this problem covered.

Best regards,

Marbux

On 3/28/07, Anders Holmberg <anders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello!
Another question comes to mind.
Can the live cd-s you gave links for here be booted up with brltty or such
programs?
It was seven years i was playing around with linux.
Its a long break i know but my intrest is stil strong.
PLease help if you can.
/Anders.
----- Original Message -----
From: "marbux" <marbux@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 12:26 AM
Subject: Re: servers


> On 3/28/07, Kristoffer Gustafsson <kg84@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I need to know about what servers there are for linux.
>> I want to run the following:
>>
>> internet radio
>> e-mail server
>> e-mail list server
>> ftp server
>>
>> and http server
>>
>> What can I use and what documentation shall I read?
>>
> I'd suggest that you start with FrozenTech's Live CD list at
> <http://www.livecdlist.com/?pick=All&showonly=media%20production>. The
> link is for just the multimedia-oriented live CDs. The master list of
> live CDs is at <http://www.livecdlist.com/>.
>
> With a Linux live CD, you can boot a functioning Linux system from
> your own system without installing it. That makes it very easy to
> check out software without making a commitment. You may need to change
> your computer's CMOS setting for the device booting order to specify
> that the computer first attempts to boot from the CD drive.
>
> Some live CDs allow installation to the hard drive and some do not,
> whilst some make it possible but their developers recommend against
> it. Those that don't make it easy to install from the CD tend to be
> samplers for applications, but include information on how to get the
> software installed to the hard drive using normal package
> distributions.
>
> Nearly all (all?) Linux distributions are capable of handling the four
> types of software you specify. If you're not familiar with the Linux
> scene, it might help to know that from my Debian-based distribution, I
> can immediately download and install over 20,000 different software
> packages from the software repositories I've chosen to specify in my
> package manager. All without charge. Accessible software is more
> limited, but Linux seems to be where most of the development work for
> those with accessibility issues is taking place. So there is more than
> a ray of sunshine there.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Marbux
>
>
>
>> /Kristoffer
>>
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