new RedHat user with a question

[Janina Sajka]

You recognize, don't you, that this kind of "heard that" would not be
considered evidence in a court of law?

And, I have no way to respond to it. I have no way to judge what you
heard or the expertise of who you heard it from. But, malicious damage
it seems to do. So, I hope you're happy.

Jes and guide dog Harley writes:
> From: "Jes and guide dog Harley" <jesman598 at triad.rr.com>
> 
> >From what I've heard from several Linux users, the previous version of redhat, shrike, wasn't very good. I don't know why they'd
> say that, but what would be the advantages of going to Fedora, as far as packages and stability?
> Thanks,
> Jes and Harley
> Email: jesman598 at triad.rr.com
> Msn instant messenger: subman70 at hotmail.com
> ----- 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>
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:51 PM
> Subject: Re: new RedHat user with a question
> 
> 
> Hello, Steve.
> Shrike is actually the previous version of Red Hat. The current version is
> Fedora and has many updates including gnome 2.4, gnopernicus, as well as
> many other packages.
> You might want to hold off your install until you grab Fedora.
> Hth.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Clower" <steve at steve-audio.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 6:52 PM
> Subject: new RedHat user with a question
> 
> 
> Hi folks,
>   I am taking the big plunge and am working on getting the latest version of
> RedHat installed on my laptop. I have downloaded the three Shrike iso images
> and have burned each image to a CDR. When I boot up my laptop with CD 1 in
> the CD-ROM drive, the CD spins up, but as far as I can ascertain the Linux
> boot screen does not appear. Instead, my computer boots right up into
> Windows. My guess is that the BIOS needs to be set, but I'm not entirely
> certain if this is the case. If anyone has any thoughts, I'd appreciate
> them.
> My apologies if this has been brought up on this list before. If this is the
> case, feel free to reply to me privately.
> Thanks,
> Steve
> 
> Stephen Clower, that guy from the south.
> You can reach me by any of the following:
> E-Mail: steve at steve-audio.net
> MSN: steve at steve-audio.net
> AIM: AudioRabbit03
> 
> You can also check out my little home on the web by visiting
> http://www.steve-audio.net
> 
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Janina Sajka
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Director, Technology Research and Development
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
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