New to LINUX

Janina Sajka janina at afb.net
Tue Jan 1 17:03:22 EST 2002 

Jason:

These are excellent points. I will incorporate them in the HOWTO. I have 
known for some time that lingo presents a barrier much greater than the 
actual doing of linux. But, I don't explain this in the HOWTO, and it's 
worth a sentence or two, and worth a pointer to the Linux for DOS/Windows 
Users. I'll add those.

Also, I hear your point about the boot disk confusion--or at least I think 
I do. I think its confusion borne of so many options to choose amongst, 
where Windows really doesn't provide options anything like the way linux 
does. This is probably worth a few sentences as well. I think the message 
has to do with power and simplicity being opposites. Power means options 
and choices which are bound to be confusing at first. Simplicity, on the 
other hand, means few, if any choices. Did I get your drift?



On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, Jason Symes wrote:

> I took a peak at the howto file, and, considering how I don't understand
> the lingo of linux as well as in windows, it seemed fairly straight
> forward. The only problem I had was with the boot disks stuff, but that
> again is because I'm so used to the windows way of things.
> At 11:04 AM 1/1/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >Hi, Jason:
> >
> >What can I say to make my point in just a few words? The links you found 
> >are only pointers to the actual iso files--what we call symbolic links. 
> >They are the result of my attempts to devise a means of streamlining the 
> >distribution both of these iso images and of some of the critical files 
> >within them, without requiring too many people make changes every time 
> >there's a new release. I tell you this because what you don't see looking 
> >at these symbolic links is how big the files actually are that you will be 
> >downloading. Essentially, each one is a packed CD ROM.
> >
> >I don't say this to discourage you, only to inform you. In fact, if you're 
> >willing to work with a draft, you'll find a file called HOWTO-INSTALL.html 
> >in the redhat directory that answers your question about whether all of 
> >these files are necessary, and may answer many more questions that you 
> >have yet to ask. If you're willing to work with a prerelease draft, take 
> >a look at this file. Realize, please, that it isn't finished, and not all 
> >of the links work yet. But please do let me know if this HOWTO helps you 
> >understand what you need, where to get it, and how to go about putting it 
> >all together. That's what it's there for.
> >
> >To the rest of the folks on this list, you're welcome to look there as 
> >well--though I hadn't planned on going live quite so quickly! <grin> 
> >Please do not broadcast it or distribute it yet, though. Give me a chance 
> >to finish it and get all the links working. But, please do tell me what 
> >you think.
> >
> >Happy New Year, everyone.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, Jason Symes wrote:
> >
> >> Ok, I think I found the files, but I want to be sure I download the correct
> >> ones. In the red hat 7.2 directory, I found a folder named images, which
> >> contained the files disk1.iso, disk2.iso, docs.iso, srpms1.iso, and
> >> srpms2.iso. Are all of these required, or are some of these extras?
> >> 
> >> At 02:30 AM 1/1/02 -0600, you wrote:
> >> >Which file is the modified rh 7.2?
> >> >tia
> >> >At 02:10 AM 1/1/02 -0600, you wrote:
> >> >>Thanks for the info. I'll consider rh.
> >> >>At 03:03 AM 1/1/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >> >>>Hi all versions of Slackware 8.0 has speakup in them. Red Hat 7.2
> which is
> >> >>>really good for newbies has a modified set of cd iso images at:
> >> >>>ftp://linux-speakup.org/pub/speakup/disks/redhat/7.2/
> >> >>>
> >> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >> >>>From: Jason Symes <jsymes at netins.net>
> >> >>>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> >> >>>Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 11:54 PM
> >> >>>Subject: Re: New to LINUX
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> But that's a version of Slackware 8 without Speakup installed aready,
> >> >>>isn't
> >> >>>> it? I'm asking about the version that Thomas mentioned that had
> Speakup
> >> >>>> already installed.
> >> >>>> At 10:45 PM 12/31/01 -0600, you wrote:
> >> >>>> >ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.0/iso/install.iso
> >> >>>> >Greg
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> >On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 09:29:41PM -0600, Jason Symes wrote:
> >> >>>> >> Hi Thomas.
> >> >>>> >> While answering Chuck's question about trying zipspeak, you made
> the
> >> >>>> >> statement:
> >> >>>> >> That's possible. Many of us started on Zipspeak,
> >> >>>> >> >   and then moved on to big and full distributions.    However, if
> >> you
> >> >>>> want
> >> >>>> >> >to play with a full    distribution you might want to try
> Slackware 8
> >> >>>> which
> >> >>>> >> >comes with Speakup built    in, or Red hat 7.2 which there is a
> >> >>>> >> >distribution of it modified on the Speakup    site.
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> Where can I find this version of Slackware 8 that has speakup
> already
> >> >>>built
> >> >>>> >> in?
> >> >>>> >> tia
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> Jason Symes
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> >>>> >
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> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> Jason Symes
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> _______________________________________________
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> >> >>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
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> >> >>>
> >> >>Jason Symes
> >> >>
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> >> >>
> >> >Jason Symes
> >> >
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> >> >
> >> Jason Symes
> >> 
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> >> 
> >
> >-- 
> >	
> >				Janina Sajka, Director
> >				Technology Research and Development
> >				Governmental Relations Group
> >				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> >
> >Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175
> >
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> Jason Symes
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
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