Hello listers, My name is Ahmed Khater. I am an Egyptian blind scholar and a university of English language, linguistics and translation. I am claimed to be a fairly good computer user of Windows / jaws and many other windows-based applications. However, After I registered for my ph.d in computational linguistics with specific reference to Arabic, I discovered that I need to learn and use Linux as many computational linguists use this platform to create, modify and control language databases of words, morphemes, phonemes and much more. So, I decided to enter this new world and learn Linux. My first question, where can I download the full package of Linux. I know that this is a difficult question to answer, since Linux is created to satisfy a multitude of needs and to work on a multiplicity of computer machines with various purposes in mind. But, I need it on my intel-based machine in order to work with language databases. So, I need to download a standard Linux package. Thank you for any suggestion to me on the place where I could download this package and I am sorry to bother you with further questions in my following e-mails while I am learning this new OS. Best Regards Ahmed Khater aakhater at gmail.com It's always hope that gives meaning to life
