From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.romualt.dhs.org) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17GSVd-0005hy-00 for ; Fri, 07 Jun 2002 18:47:05 -0400 Received: (qmail 24756 invoked by uid 1002); 7 Jun 2002 22:46:33 -0000 Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 17:46:33 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Information Request Message-ID: <20020607174633.A24451@romualt.dhs.org> References: <00be01c20e69$9d83ca10$0200a8c0@robxp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from igueths@attbi.com on Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 06:32:05PM -0400 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: It should be noted that the freedom box stand-alone edition is more expensive then jfw or wineyes, so it would most likely not be a good solution in this case. I don't know the cost of the freedombox software off the top of my head, but it's not cheap either. Greg On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 06:32:05PM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote: > Hi Rob. Let me try to answer some of your questions. As to why Speakup > doesn't support software synths, its bc it just wouldn't be viable for the > time being. The main problem is that sound drivers and other drivers for > such devices as usb port hubs don't load until the filesystems have been > mounted. This is particularly a problem for a user who wants or needs to > see all of the hardware boot messages. They wouldn't be able to read them. > Second, if they got a kernel panic for whatever reason i.e., bad root fs, > or other type of misconfiguration, the user would never know about it if > they were using a software sollution. In terms of GPL options for screen > readers for Windows. There are none as far as I know. There is of course > the freedom box, which may be a viable sollution in your case. If you want > to stay out of the realm of micro$, Linux is perhaps a good possibility. > There are many good mail readers such as Pine Elm etc. You probably know > this already bc you're running Slackware? You can write me privately at > igueths@attbi.com if you have any further questions. > > Gates go to hell, your OS is waiting for you there! >