what linux should I use?

[Gregory Nowak]

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.