Subj : Re: Win4lin
To   : Mweeby
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Oct 03 2005 12:43 pm

  Re: Re: Win4lin
  By: Mweeby to Time Warrior on Mon Oct 03 2005 11:22 am

 > I agree completely regarding the differences in learning.
 > I have my bbs running under Windows, and it's running well.  I have begun
 > to look at setting it up under Linux, but I'm so baffled and confused, I
 > think I'll put that project aside for the moment.  I think part of the
 > problem stems from the fact that I know next to nothing about the use and
 > nomenclature of Cvs, and DM makes frequent refverences to it in the
 > sbbsunix.txt document.

The references to CVS are just URLs and command-line you may type. That's it.
You don't have to "know" anything about CVS, just follow the directions.

 > I have been running Slackware Linux on another
 > computer and have dabbled off-and-on with this particular distribution
 > since about version 7.
 > One of the things that drew me to Linux in the first place, as a blind
 > user, is the fact that I didn't have to rely on sighted assistance to
 > install it.  It can be installed from the ground up with speech support
 > throughout the whole process.  In Windows, speech applications, such as
 > screen readers, can only be installed in fully working installations.  As
 > for using Linux itself, it seems to depend on a variety of factors.  If
 > you want to browse the web and read your mail and news, you have several
 > applications for doing this, some more easy to learn than others.
 > Admittedly with windows, installers are nice and convenient, but even in
 > Linux I've gotten used to the idea of unpacking the tarball, going into
 > the directory, finding the Readme or Install file, reading it and
 > following the steps to complete the installation.
 > Unfortunately it seems to me that setting up Synchronet under linux
 > requires a level of knowledge that I have not yet obtained. 

There are step-by-step directions in the sbbsunix.txt file.

 > Also, it's
 > not like this must happen right away since this is running quite nicely
 > under windows, but it is one of those projects I'll persue over the
 > winter.

Okay. Let us know if/when you have specific questions about it.

                                                  digital man

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