A question from a Linux new bee

[Dawes, Stephen]

Janina,

How accessible is O'Reily's Safari service?

Stephen Dawes  <B.A., B.Sc.>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca 
> [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka
> Sent: 2005 May 02 8:16 PM
> To: jaffar at jeffstudio.net; Speakup is a screen review system 
> for Linux.
> Subject: Re: A question from a Linux new bee
> 
> There are some pointers near the end of our Speakup Modified 
> Fedora Installation HOWTO you might want to follow. The 
> pointer to the HOWTO for DOS/Windows users is particularly advisable.
> Also, consult the Red Hat 9 docs referenced in the HOWTO. 
> They're absolutely useful, especially for an overview.
> 
> As for docs in addition to tldp.org, I strongly suggest 
> BookShare for their O'Reily titles. Or, you could sign up for 
> O'Reily's Safari service.
> jaffar at jeffstudio.net writes:
> > Hi Friends.  First, thanks to all who have helped me get 
> the most updated version of Fc3 during the past few days.  I 
> am now at the stage of preparing myself to install it on my 
> home pc.  Let me, from the start, point out that I am totally 
> new to linux, having been brought up, as it were, on the 
> Windows' tradition of doing things.  My intention of 
> branching into the Linux OS is so that I will be able to 
> broaden my horizons in computer programming, and who knows, i 
> may be able to program for Linux one day.  As for now, I'll 
> need lots of advice and guidance.
> > 
> > I recently downloaded a linux user's guide from 
> www.tldp.org and my question is, especially to those who have 
> consulted it, is it sufficient for me to get by with it?  
> Also, are there any mannuals floating around which deals with 
> fresh users like me, which is easily obtainable and is easy 
> for new bees like me to understand?  And apart from 
> www.linux-speakup.org are there any more sites that deal with 
> Linux from an accessible stand point that I can consult and 
> refer to?  Also, is there some sort of glossary of linux 
> commands that I can study for now?  Sorry for the many 
> questions, but As I stated earlier, I am a totally new user 
> of linux, and for now, I'll need as much help and advice as I 
> can get.  Thanks in advance and cheers!
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> Janina Sajka				Phone: +1.202.494.7040
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> If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a 
> different problem.
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