From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BDE62FC0E for ; Fri, 7 Sep 2001 22:25:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id f882P8I00899 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Fri, 7 Sep 2001 22:25:08 -0400 Received: from ns.shellworld.net (IDENT:root@ns.shellworld.net [64.29.16.176]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id f882P7g00895 for ; Fri, 7 Sep 2001 22:25:07 -0400 Received: from localhost (jdashiel@localhost) by ns.shellworld.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id WAA18936 for ; Fri, 7 Sep 2001 22:25:07 -0400 Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 22:25:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Jude DaShiell To: Subject: Re: The growing accessibility gap: was Ameritech.net In-Reply-To: <002e01c1380a$9aac5c20$0f4949cf@oemcomputer> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Who told you I was about to do anything job-related with Linux? Yes, winhose is a work requirement for me. Yes I do use winhose. But just because those two statements are true doesn't mean I have to like the virus! Jude On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Jared wrote: > If the command line is so grate write me or help write me a mass market > application that cells to millions of coppies. You can't because you can't > use the g u i interface in linux like you can in windows. So you will have > to write in general smaller market programs if you wish to do that for a > job. I on the other hand because I'm not thick headed can write G U I > applications with vb or any number of other tools. As for your comment to > Mr. Toneby what about the people who tryed to make linux a more user > friendly opperaiting system generated a G U I so they generated code that > turned to inaccessible garbige for you so they are just as mutch at fault as > sun. A large part of microsoft is that the windows 3.1 was not around for a > long enough time for standerds to devolipe. They may have been responcible > for the inaccessibility in the past but now they are making an effort to > change that tell me is there anyone trying in the linux community cort or no > cort trying to make a screen reader for the G U I part of linux? If so > please send me email so I can try and help but don't complain about > microsoft when people arn't working to help your beloved oh so accessible > linux. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jude DaShiell" > To: > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 9:35 PM > Subject: Re: The growing accessibility gap: was Ameritech.net > > > > The command line interface does not cause me any problems, it's that other > > junk that makes life hell. So far as bitching is concerned, you haven't > > yet heard me bitch. All I did was to state some widely known and accepted > > axioms which are axiomatic since they're so easily proven. Were you > > correct in your statements, the Council Of Agencies Serving the blind > > would not have contemplated taking Microsoft to court in January of 1995. > > As it was, certain agreements were reached that seemingly alleviated the > > necessity for litigation. > > > > Jude > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >