what linux should I use?

[alex stone]

Can't get a new hard drive as we're talking about a laptop here.
Thanks.
Alex
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: what linux should I use?


> You're going to have to bite the bullet somewhere, I'm afraid. If your
> hard drive is partitioned 100% for NTFS you're going to either:
>
> 1.) Get Partition Magic or
>
> 2.) Get a second hard drive (which might be cheaper).
>
> Also, before you dive into ZipSlack, you had best ask the proponents of
> ZipSlack to tell you everything you can't do from that environment. In
> fact, I'm rather surprised that anyone is still pushing ZipSlack and
> ZipSpeak in an age where we now have speech enabled Knopix cd roms. Is
> it because the Knopix variants aren't providing Speakup? Don't I
> remember there was a Speakup enabled Knopix? Or,. am I just dreaming?
>
>
> alex stone writes:
> > From: "alex stone" <alexstone87 at hotmail.com>
> >
> > 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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