From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (qmail 30792 invoked from network); 6 Dec 1996 14:42:13 -0000 Received: from softcon.com (tsiegel@205.216.96.189) by mail2.redhat.com with SMTP; 6 Dec 1996 14:42:12 -0000 Received: from localhost (tsiegel@localhost) by softcon.com (8.7.5/8.7.5) with SMTP id KAA03559 for ; Fri, 6 Dec 1996 10:55:25 -0500 Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 10:55:24 -0500 (EST) From: Travis Siegel To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: what operating system to use? In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19961006065236.0067c564@netvision.net.il> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Id: > 1. what operating system is prefered by the blind ? (linux , msdos , win95, > mac etc..) I think the answer to this one is dos, as linux isn't really main stream enough to make it usable by a large number of people. > 2. what is the most developed enviorment for the blind ? under what > operating system does it operate ? I'm not sure what you mean here, but I've found nothing spacifically developed for the blind. I just used all dos apps (until I got linux operating properly) After that, I'm almost entirely linux, with forays back into dos as needed. > 3. what is the popularity of linux , and should hardware / software developers > work under this operating systrem ? Personal opinion here. I think that developers should work under linux, but I don't think it'll be profitable for them, simply because at first, there won't be enough people using it to make it worthwhile for them. I like linux, and every other blind person I know who has started using it also liked it, it's just not very accessable, unless you have two computers, (so you can use one as a terminal) or one of the very few devices that linux supports directly. I would have mad the switch 2-3 years ago if I'd known there was support for blind users. As for commercial companies supporting things, it doesn't seem like that developers will, simply because the linux community is used to free. That's a powerful word, and changing that will take some killer apps to accomplish it. That's why I say, developers probably ignore linux, because it's not profitable enough. But then again, dos isn't all that profitable anymore either. Just my thoughts. Http://softcon.com offers web pages for a reasonable rate, and will even create pages for you at *very* fair rates. Check us out today if you're looking for a home for your web pages.