But finish the story, Joeseph. Why is write support for NTFS not yet considered fully stable? Is it bad programmers? Or does it maybe have to do with the proprietary, nonpublished nature of NTFS itself--Microsoft's private property, in other words, that they don't want you to know anything about. Let us not forget the importance of education. Joseph C. Lininger writes: > From: "Joseph C. Lininger" <jbahm at pcdesk.net> > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello, > Well bad news. As far as I know, there are not any Linux distros that > will let you install to an ntfs partition. The reason is that ntfs > write support is not yet stable in the Linux kernel. If the drive is > formatted using fat32, that'll work. Otherwise, you will either need > something like partition magic, or you'll have to backup your drive, > repartition so that you have room for a linux partition, and then > restore. I personally prefur Norton Ghost for this procedure, but of > course it's up to you. > - --- > Joseph C. Lininger > jbahm at pcdesk.net > - ----- Original Message ----- > From: "alex stone" <alexstone87 at hotmail.com> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 11:31 AM > Subject: Re: what linux should I use? > > > > 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 at romuald.net.eu.org> > > 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 8.0.3 > > iQA/AwUBP+1JeCenap9Jqj2wEQId1gCfaE06r6CFN5EZy0ncyr2/83HrB+AAoIGt > owEak+mETZ8yDWp2rZ4st03X > =zYpa > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina at rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org
