Fedora 2 - Gentoo

nick G nick6489 at optonline.net
Thu Apr 22 17:10:31 EDT 2004


I just hope that the Speakup Motified Fedora distro will happen.  As I
understand it the Lynx web browser is back, and that Fedora 2 includes
Mozilla 1.6, and I here that 1.5 and above support accessibility.  It also
includes the 2.6 kernel, which I want to have a play with.
Thanks,
Nick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: Fedora 2 - Gentoo


> I sure hope the smp kernels work in Fedora! Every indication from the
lists is that they do. I will be finding out myself very soon now--as soon
as I get a case for my shiny two new Opterons.
>
> Whitley CTR Cecil H writes:
> > Hi,
> > It was my understanding that 2.6 is proving problematic in Gentoo as
well.
> > Deedra, any comments?  If i'm wrong, please correct my "information".  I
am
> > very interested in the 2.6 kernel for two reasons, s-ata and smp
support.
> > >From what i've seen of test 2 they've got s-ata working and smp is only
an
> > issue with gentoo 2004.0, since there smp kernel is 2.6 based, or at
least
> > that's how I read it.
> > Once again, I am not expert on either distribution and your milage may
vary.
> > If my beliefs are wrong, i'm open to learning, although I reserve the
right
> > to believe whatever I want, including in santa claus and the tooth
fairy.
> > Regards,
> > Cecil
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>
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> Governmental Relations Group
> American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
>
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