From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com ([24.151.10.129] helo=h14me.homelinux.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AQTG5-0003Gk-00 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:13:13 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hAUFE5hb003493; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:14:05 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hAUFE5SM003492; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:14:05 -0500 Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:14:04 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: Jes and guide dog Harley , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031130151404.GC3473@gmx.net> References: <000901c3b70a$5cd00b00$c1c81a42@triad.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000901c3b70a$5cd00b00$c1c81a42@triad.rr.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Cc: Subject: Re: Your opinions? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 15:13:14 -0000 well the unix gui is nothing new. x has been around forever... On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 01:22:41AM -0500, Jes and guide dog Harley wrote: > Hi all. > I'm just exercising my brain power in regards to Linux and have noticed something quite odd about where its going. I would like > you all to read my thoughts with care, and if I am wrong or have messed up somewhere please feel free to correct me and by the > way, there's a question at the end of this post, but you'll have to read my thoughts before you can get to my question in order to > properly answer it. > I have noticed that Linux seems to be taking on the trend of the ever hated Microsoft Windows. In the early nineties, Windows 3.1 > was released, and you had dos underneath it controling the hardware of the computer. When 95 and 98 and such came out, dos was > scrapt and now there is no real dos mode any more, so in esence there's no real command line interface. I realize Linux is open > source and all, however with the advent of Gnome (and please correct me if I am wrong at any point on this), I feel that Linux is > headed in somewhat of the same fassion. My only reason for doubting myself would be to think that Linux started this trend first, > then microsloth picked it up on the way. My question is. Will text consoles, seeing that the applications that are written for > them like lynx and so fourth tend to be very far behind the times, be a consistant option for us as blind users in the Linux > world? > > I would love to hear what you all think. > Sincerely: > Jes > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.