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<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi
all,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2> I hope
you all saw Bob Neepers earlier post. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I sent a note back to him about
Linux apps. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>As we are mostly a
MS shop I am looking for direction from the group. First a little
background.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>We
have:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>3 Win2k3
servers</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>60 (give or take)
Win2k/XP PCs</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>1 Linux firewall
(Smoothwall)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>2 Linux dev servers
(Debian)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have tried out
Linux in many flavors over the last couple of years. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a PCLinuxOS
box @home and I like it (my wife isn't so sure yet, no games
;^)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a Kubuntu Box
here that I am playing with (thinking of converting my XP box
too)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>So I have some Linux
experience.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am going to try an
experiment. Using Kubuntu (I like the KDE interface better than
Gnome)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am looking at
setting up a patron computer with visual/hearing </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>impaired patrons being the
focus.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am not real
familiar with Linux apps (other than the ones ported to Windows...OO.o, FireFox,
Scribus,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>AbiWord, etc.) so
I'm looking for apps such as screen readers, screen magnification, voice
recognition,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>anything created to
assist these patrons.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyone with personal
knowledge of Linux & or Linux apps willing to express their
opinions....Please drop me a note.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=811030019-31102007></SPAN><FONT size=2>Dan Will<BR>Technology
Supervisor<BR>Meigs County District Public
Library<BR>willda@oplin.org<BR>740.992.5813<BR>740.992.6140 (fax)<BR><BR>The
difference between fiction and reality?<BR>Fiction has to make sense.<BR>Tom
Clancy<BR></DIV></FONT>
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