Requested: Tips for Getting Started With Linux

[Roy Nickelson]

hi,
check out 
www.linux-speakup.org 
goto download software, and then to the ftp sight, i am not sure whre it 
is, but there is a version of knopix that has beeen modified with 
speakup.
Roy
On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, John Heim wrote:

 Well put. You said the same thing I said but in fewer words.
 
 I just read an article in which the author said he gave his music students 
 "live" linux CDs so they could try linux without reconfiguring their 
 system. He didn't say what a live CD is but I guess it's a bootable CD with 
 a complete linux system on it -- like Oralux. So that might be a good place 
 to start.
 
 Even though I'm an experienced linux user, something that I would find 
 helpful is a live yasr CD or a live  speakup CD. I've been using emacspeak 
 for years and haven't bothered to even try anything else. I fear I may be 
 missing out.
 
 Anybody know if such things exist? Are they even technically possible?
 
 
 
 At 08:13 AM 6/9/2004, Stoppard wrote:
 >Sorry I can't really answer all of those questions as I am new my self.  But
 >I would say patience staying power are the main 2 things, closely followed
 >by finding where to look for information and where to ask questions.
 >
 >I am currently using Oralux which runs from cd so no install is necessary.
 >www.oralux.org
 >
 >hope this helps,
 >Nigel,
 >
 >To read about injustice, please visit.
 >http://www.stormbringer.tv/info/story1.html
 >----- Original Message -----
 >From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
 >To: <jzr at intrex.net>; "Linux for blind general discussion"
 ><blinux-list at redhat.com>
 >Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 5:30 PM
 >Subject: Re: Requested: Tips for Getting Started With Linux
 >
 >
 > > Suggest you use the Speakup Modified Fedora 2 rather than the default
 >packages. Please see:
 > >
 > > http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/fedora/HOWTO_INSTALL.html
 > >
 > > for all kinds of references to getting started.
 > >
 > > Jeremiah Z. Rogers writes:
 > > > Good day, everyone. I'm a very capable Windows and DOS user and
 > > > troubleshooter, who is looking for a new challenge. I'm thinking of
 > > > installing Linux, and as I write this email, am downloading Fedora Core
 >II.
 > > > I've never installed, or even used, Linux at all. I have a number of
 > > > questions with which anyone may be able to help, so here goes.
 > > >
 > > > 1. What're some steps which you found helpful as you went from another
 >OS to
 > > > Linux?
 > > > 2. What are the most popular screen-reading packages for Linux,
 >specifically
 > > > Fedora II?
 > > > 3. Are there any significant positives to running another version of
 >Linux
 > > > than Core II, or are there any significant disadvantages to running Core
 >II?
 > > > 4. What information do I need to firmly grasp in order to install the OS
 >to
 > > > begin experimenting with it?
 > > > 5. What are any other tips or answers you might have which would be
 >helpful?
 > > >
 > > > Many thanks in advance for any responses which you provide.
 > > > Jeremiah Z. Rogers, jzr at intrex.net
 > > >
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