Survey results: Linux braille documentation

Survey results: Linux braille documentation

[Hans Zoebelein]

Dear Blinux subscriber,

thanks to you all who contributed to the braille documentation for Linux
survery. 

So here come the results. Subject was: "Move your a.." posted at
blinux-list on 10.Sep.1996. Since sometimes more than one option
was used, the sum of percentages may be more than 100%.

We had a total of 38 contributions. 

24 contributions (63%) from registerd blinux-list subscribers.
14 contributions (37%) from blind-l subscribers where this survey was
posted also. (BLIND-L@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU is a busy list which deals about
support for the computer user who is blind)

24 posters (63%) announced interest for Linux braille documentation. 
5 posters (13%) had no interest in Linux braille docu "forget it..."
3 posters (8%) remarked that they were not blind. 
5 posters (13%) didn't know/had no interest in Linux (all from blind-l). 
8 posters (21%) said, that they would prefer some sort of software or
hardware filter which would be able to transfer normal Linux man pages
into braille or spoken words.

Some people brought up the thought, that braille documentation would be
always late since the develeopment speed of Linux is really fast, so that
the normal man pages are often outdated, not to speak about braille
documentation. This seems to be a vaild point. 


 

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Re: Survey results: Linux braille documentation

[David Poehlman]

Speaking to the last point, the braille would be handled in a couple of
ways none of which would seriously impair the timeliness of their
production.  For hard copy since the documentation will already be on
diskette, it would be no problem to produce it quickly.  here are the ways
again.  it would be archived in ready to braille format for anyone with an
embosser who chooses to braill thyself, it would be sent to a professional
house gathered for this purpose to braille and disceminate upon request.
It would be brailled on request by individuals who are known to be
available for this process.  in other words.  the documentation would be
announced and then requested.  Don't forget that if it is on the web in
braille, it would also be readable electronically by people with the
equipment to take advantage of it.  concievably, this port too could be
printed directly from the web to an embosser.
I anticipate little to no lagtime in any of these processes.
Thank you!


On Wed, 16 Oct 1996, Hans Zoebelein wrote:

> Dear Blinux subscriber,
> 
> thanks to you all who contributed to the braille documentation for Linux
> survery. 
> 
> So here come the results. Subject was: "Move your a.." posted at
> blinux-list on 10.Sep.1996. Since sometimes more than one option
> was used, the sum of percentages may be more than 100%.
> 
> We had a total of 38 contributions. 
> 
> 24 contributions (63%) from registerd blinux-list subscribers.
> 14 contributions (37%) from blind-l subscribers where this survey was
> posted also. (BLIND-L@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU is a busy list which deals about
> support for the computer user who is blind)
> 
> 24 posters (63%) announced interest for Linux braille documentation. 
> 5 posters (13%) had no interest in Linux braille docu "forget it..."
> 3 posters (8%) remarked that they were not blind. 
> 5 posters (13%) didn't know/had no interest in Linux (all from blind-l). 
> 8 posters (21%) said, that they would prefer some sort of software or
> hardware filter which would be able to transfer normal Linux man pages
> into braille or spoken words.
> 
> Some people brought up the thought, that braille documentation would be
> always late since the develeopment speed of Linux is really fast, so that
> the normal man pages are often outdated, not to speak about braille
> documentation. This seems to be a vaild point. 
> 
> 
>  
> 
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