what linux should I use?

[alex stone]

Does this include speakup?
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 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: what linux should I use?


> No, Slackware requires its own partition. You can however install zipslack
on a fat/fat32 partition.
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >From: "alex stone" <alexstone87 at hotmail.com
> >To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
<speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> >Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:31:11 -0000
> >Subject: Re: what linux should I use?
>
> >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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