From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pop.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17FL6K-0003JR-00 for ; Tue, 04 Jun 2002 16:40:20 -0400 Received: (qmail 7991 invoked by uid 0); 4 Jun 2002 20:39:51 -0000 Received: from dhcp250-10-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.10.250) by mail.gmx.net (mp013-rz3) with SMTP; 4 Jun 2002 20:39:51 -0000 Message-ID: <004701c20c07$e050eee0$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: Subject: Re: Re: Amazingly dumb remark about Linux (fwd) Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 16:39:07 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: There is no fine manuel for winblows. Online help sux because beby the time you find what you need in those long worthless helpfiles, you've already solved your problem. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ari Moisio" To: "Speakup mailing list" Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 12:43 AM Subject: OT: Re: Amazingly dumb remark about Linux (fwd) > Hi! > > Octavian Rasnita 03.06.02: > > >Have you heard to read the "fine" manual of Windows, or of MS Office? > >I never heard that. > > Is there fine manuals for windows at all? At least online helps are > worthless 'cos they repeat same things with more msoft hype than > original problem. > > Of course there are also a lot of printed books but they are useless > for blind user. > > In contrast Linux has excellent documentation, both technically > oriented man pages, good howto's and FAQ's. All these are accessible > plain text or html. > > -- > Mr. Ari Moisio, Niittykatu 5, 41160 Tikkakoski, +358-40-5055239 > ari.moisio@iki.fi http://www.iki.fi/arimo PGP-keyID: 0x3FAF0F05 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >