what linux should I use?

[alex stone]

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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