Announcing Updates at the Speakup Modified

[Janina Sajka]

Hard question to answer in a way. Is it that much better? Depends on what you need to do and what purpose Linux performs in your computing environment.

FC2 uses a 2.6 kernel, whereas FC1 still uses a 2.4 kernel. Also, the gnome installed with FC2 is newer, as are the nascent gnome accessibility utilities.

Of course, part of the move to 2.6 kernels is the move from the now deprecated oss to also sound.

There's also a significant move on security with the provision of se-linux, which is thankfully turned off by default because it's such a bear to configure. This last is probably not of interest to casual users--at least not yet.

I don't know if this helps you. But, here's what I'd do were I you:

1.)	I would not throw away those FC1 disks just yet. Some people have succeeded installing FC1 where they have failed with FC2. Your hardware may or may not work out one way or the other.

2.)	If you have sufficient downloading capibility, I would definitely set a download in process to retrieve the four iso images required for FC2.

3.)	I would install FC2 and only go back to FC1 if 2 proves untenable for some reason.

I understand the frustration this advice can exaserbate. I certainly do appreciate that downloading this huge files is not trivial, especially over a dial up connection. So, if you only want to poke around a get a sense of what it's like working with Linux, and downloading another set means fussing with a dialup connection, forget what I said and install FC1 for now.

John Mattioli writes:
> Greetings,
> 
> 	Janina wrote: "As announced yesterday, the Speakup Modified
> Fedora Distribution has been updated to support installation of the
> recently released Fedora Core 2."
> 
> 	Ok, I just finished downloading and burning the core 1 CD-ROMS
> last week.  I assume there's someplace I should go to read what the
> differences are between core 1 and core 2 so I can decide if it's worth
> downloading and reburning again?  I haven't installed yet, due to some
> hardware troubles I'm having.  I'm just wondering if core 2 is so much
> better than core 1 that I've just gotta have it.  I'm interested, of
> course, primarily in accessibility.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 1:07 PM
> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca; blinux-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Announcing Updates at the Speakup Modified
> 
> 
> As announced yesterday, the Speakup Modified Fedora Distribution has
> been updated to support installation of the recently released Fedora
> Core 2. All supporting files at the Speakup Modified Fedora Distribution
> home page:
> 
> http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/fedora/
> 
> have now been updated to reflect this upgrade. And, our widely used
> installation HOWTO is also now updated in support of users wishing to
> perform eyes-free installations of the Speakup Modified Fedora Core 2:
> 
> http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/fedora/HOWTO_INSTALL.html
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> 
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> 				Janina Sajka, Director
> 				Technology Research and Development
> 				Governmental Relations Group
> 				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> 
> 		Chair, Accessibility Workgroup
> 	Free Standards Group (FSG)
> 
> Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

		Chair, Accessibility Workgroup
	Free Standards Group (FSG)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175