www.dsl.org/cookbook -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of andrew shipp Sent: 16 March 2004 16:43 To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: linux Hello Tomass, Is there any documentation that I can get to read up about Linnux? if so could you send me the website to get this from please. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Stivers" <stivers_t@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 4:34 PM Subject: Re: linux > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 03/16/04 3:54 AM -0800, Bob Dodd wrote: > > [snip] > > > those out there. Further, there are many books on, say, how to use > > Microsoft Word, but precious few about the equivalent applications used > > on Linux, so again the learning curve can be quite steep. > > While I agree that the learning curve is pretty steep there certainly are > *vast* amounts of documentation. The information may not be MS Word for > dummies style books, but IMHO if you take the time to read what is available > you will know much more about how your linux system works than you can > ever know about how windows works. > > [snip] > > > to get onto the Usenet discussion groups about Linux and its > > applications to help you learn how to use them. > > While I love mailing list style discussion groups, I would not advise a > newbie to touch usenet with a ten foot pole. The signal to noise ratio > on most of the news groups I've read was not very high at all. Again of > course this is my opinion. > > - -- > Clarke's Corollary: > Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. > Thomas Stivers e-mail: stivers_t at tomass.dyndns.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFAVyyV5JK61UXLur0RAmQgAJ9zhuopvM7479u2IKq8vfLj4T2VwwCdF7NI > clXjfz3Vv80lTSnccC9bOts= > =2X3h > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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
