what linux should I use?

[Alex Snow]

nope...nothing is going to run on ntfs. I don't think the kernel 
support for that is complete.

I 'borrowed' a copy of partition magic from someone and it's a really 
good program. wouldnt pay for it though. have you looked at partit?
On 
Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 06:31:11PM -0000, alex stone wrote:
> 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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