Awhich distro?

[Karen Lewellen]

Hi,
posting this again as I did not note that it reached the list?
karen




  I realize there is more than one screen reader Linux wise, so am posting a  variation on my question to  this list.
> When i began  reading on this list and the speakup one it was 2004, and I 
> feel sure times have changed.
>  As a result let me ask the following.
>>  I do not wish if I can help it to compile allot of programs, or not at
>>  first, preferring a distro with as many packages included as possible.  I
>>  will be using a Dec talk express on a machine with a real serial port.  i
>>  will also be using whatever Linux distro I choose as the second os, with
>>  DOS being my main operating system.
>>  I understand that spider monkey?, is needful for some of the more java
>>  script related browsers, but have no memory of it discussed here...not
>>  saying it has not been.
>>  I desire being able to listen to streaming audio, I suppose capture in a
>>  simple way.
>>  Will welcome ftp too, although some of that can be done on shellworld,
>>  perhaps  a way to send something to my shellworld ftp for sending to
>>  someone else, or taking down some of my files from shellworld via ftp.
>>  The machine I will use has already a 20gb hard drive, and I must leave
>>  some space for my present c and d drives in my present Dos machine.
>>  I realize I may want to get a larger drive before trying the Linux part of
>>  my life, but  may not have time before I move, so want to know what I am
>>  in for.
>>  I will keep many functions in Dos  like my word processing, etc.
>>  Now that I have been i really hope more clear, which do I need debian or
>>  Fedora, or something else?
>>  Which screen reader has the best support for the dec express?
>>  Forgive me if this is baby stuff, but I want to make an informed decision
>>  in advance  while acting quickly as the basic work on mynew macine isgoing 
> on this weekend.
>
>>  Thanks,
>>  Karen
>>
>>  On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, Littlefield, Tyler wrote:
>> 
>> >   with deb? I never seen more than a gb, and that was with updates. I 
>> >   just
>> >   installed the needed packages. I did try to limit my packages, but I 
>> >   got
>> >   what was needed from apt. didn't use x-windo or anything.
>> >   Thanks,
>> >   Tyler Littlefield.
>> >   Vertigo head coder
>> >   "My programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features."
>> >   msn: compgeek134 at hotmail.com
>> >   email: compgeek13 at gmail.com
>> >   aim: st8amnd2005
>> >   skype: st8amnd127
>> >   ----- Original Message -----
>> >   From: "Karen Lewellen" <klewellen at shellworld.net>
>> >   To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
>> >   <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>> >   Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 1:30 PM
>> >   Subject: a question about distro size?
>> > 
>> > 
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > > >   Greetings all,
>> > >   Granted this wisdom may be dated, but ages back the guidance was, at
>> > >   least
>> > >   with Debian, to install the full server unless one was strong in
>> > >   customizing
>> > >    since that way you had all of the tools you needed.
>> > >    This may have changed but if one prefers a fully loaded package
>> > >   distribution,
>> > >   how much hard drive space should one anticipate needing? Just a 
>> > >   general
>> > >   guess
>> > >    is fine.
>> > >    Thanks,
>> > >    Karen
>> > > > 
>> > > > 
>> > > > 
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