Can Slackware be installed on a windows NTFS partition, or does it require it's own partition? I'm looking for a distro that can be installed on an XP laptop, without having to buy partition magic. Cheers. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 6:25 PM Subject: Re: what linux should I use? > Also, if you want a distro that includes speakup in the stock CD-ROMS out of the box, go for slackware. > > Greg > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978 at earthlink.net > >To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 19:47:20 -0500 > >Subject: Re: what linux should I use? > > >Hi, Juan. > >When choosing a Linux distro you need to take in to account what features > >you are looking for in a distro. > >For example if you want to install a modern Linux distro with good hardware > >plug and play support, can be installed directly to a Windows drive without > >partitioning, and have commercial support Mandrake 9.2 might be the distro > >of choice. However, Mandrake doesn't have a talking install right out of the > >box, and takes lots of tinkering to make accessible. > >if you are looking for a Linux distro with a talking install, speakup > >included, and accessibility right out of the box Fedora on the speakup ftp > >site might be a better choice. However, I don't like the fact I can not > >order Fedora on cd, and have to download the entire thing which is a major > >turn off for me. Neither does Red Hat provide any profetional technical > >support which does not help sell to a business. > >So really that is my two suggestions. > >Hth. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
