I took a peak at the howto file, and, considering how I don't understand the lingo of linux as well as in windows, it seemed fairly straight forward. The only problem I had was with the boot disks stuff, but that again is because I'm so used to the windows way of things. At 11:04 AM 1/1/02 -0500, you wrote: > >Hi, Jason: > >What can I say to make my point in just a few words? The links you found >are only pointers to the actual iso files--what we call symbolic links. >They are the result of my attempts to devise a means of streamlining the >distribution both of these iso images and of some of the critical files >within them, without requiring too many people make changes every time >there's a new release. I tell you this because what you don't see looking >at these symbolic links is how big the files actually are that you will be >downloading. Essentially, each one is a packed CD ROM. > >I don't say this to discourage you, only to inform you. In fact, if you're >willing to work with a draft, you'll find a file called HOWTO-INSTALL.html >in the redhat directory that answers your question about whether all of >these files are necessary, and may answer many more questions that you >have yet to ask. If you're willing to work with a prerelease draft, take >a look at this file. Realize, please, that it isn't finished, and not all >of the links work yet. But please do let me know if this HOWTO helps you >understand what you need, where to get it, and how to go about putting it >all together. That's what it's there for. > >To the rest of the folks on this list, you're welcome to look there as >well--though I hadn't planned on going live quite so quickly! <grin> >Please do not broadcast it or distribute it yet, though. Give me a chance >to finish it and get all the links working. But, please do tell me what >you think. > >Happy New Year, everyone. > > > > On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, Jason Symes wrote: > >> Ok, I think I found the files, but I want to be sure I download the correct >> ones. In the red hat 7.2 directory, I found a folder named images, which >> contained the files disk1.iso, disk2.iso, docs.iso, srpms1.iso, and >> srpms2.iso. Are all of these required, or are some of these extras? >> >> At 02:30 AM 1/1/02 -0600, you wrote: >> >Which file is the modified rh 7.2? >> >tia >> >At 02:10 AM 1/1/02 -0600, you wrote: >> >>Thanks for the info. I'll consider rh. >> >>At 03:03 AM 1/1/02 -0500, you wrote: >> >>>Hi all versions of Slackware 8.0 has speakup in them. Red Hat 7.2 which is >> >>>really good for newbies has a modified set of cd iso images at: >> >>>ftp://linux-speakup.org/pub/speakup/disks/redhat/7.2/ >> >>> >> >>>----- Original Message ----- >> >>>From: Jason Symes <jsymes at netins.net> >> >>>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> >>>Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 11:54 PM >> >>>Subject: Re: New to LINUX >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> But that's a version of Slackware 8 without Speakup installed aready, >> >>>isn't >> >>>> it? I'm asking about the version that Thomas mentioned that had Speakup >> >>>> already installed. >> >>>> At 10:45 PM 12/31/01 -0600, you wrote: >> >>>> >ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.0/iso/install.iso >> >>>> >Greg >> >>>> > >> >>>> >On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 09:29:41PM -0600, Jason Symes wrote: >> >>>> >> Hi Thomas. >> >>>> >> While answering Chuck's question about trying zipspeak, you made the >> >>>> >> statement: >> >>>> >> That's possible. Many of us started on Zipspeak, >> >>>> >> > and then moved on to big and full distributions. However, if >> you >> >>>> want >> >>>> >> >to play with a full distribution you might want to try Slackware 8 >> >>>> which >> >>>> >> >comes with Speakup built in, or Red hat 7.2 which there is a >> >>>> >> >distribution of it modified on the Speakup site. >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> Where can I find this version of Slackware 8 that has speakup already >> >>>built >> >>>> >> in? >> >>>> >> tia >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> Jason Symes >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> >> Speakup mailing list >> >>>> >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >>>> >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >>>> > >> >>>> >_______________________________________________ >> >>>> >Speakup mailing list >> >>>> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >>>> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >>>> > >> >>>> Jason Symes >> >>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> Speakup mailing list >> >>>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>_______________________________________________ >> >>>Speakup mailing list >> >>>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >>>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >>> >> >>Jason Symes >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >>Speakup mailing list >> >>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> >Jason Symes >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Speakup mailing list >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> Jason Symes >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >-- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > >Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > >Chair, Accessibility SIG >Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) >http://www.openebook.org > >Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, >Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > >Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther >King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at >http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > >Learn how to make accessible software at >http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Jason Symes
