what linux should I use?

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Oh c'mon, there's no need to be like that is there?
Alex.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: what linux should I use?


> I've got a hot tip for you. There's a web site called Google. It's
> really cool for answering questions like the one you posted below.
>
> Learn to use it. You'll love it.
>
> alex stone writes:
> > From: "alex stone" <alexstone87 at hotmail.com>
> >
> > Alex, Where would I get partit from?
> > Cheers.
> > Alex
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
<speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 10:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: what linux should I use?
> >
> >
> > > nope...nothing is going to run on ntfs. I don't think the kernel
> > > support for that is complete.
> > >
> > > I 'borrowed' a copy of partition magic from someone and it's a really
> > > good program. wouldnt pay for it though. have you looked at partit?
> > > On
> > > Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 06:31:11PM -0000, alex stone wrote:
> > > > 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.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > -- 
> > > Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid
> > > back.
> > >
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>
> Janina Sajka
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> Phone: (202) 408-8175
>
> Director, Technology Research and Development
> American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
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