From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mta21.charter.net (mta21.charter.net [216.33.127.81]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A3FD10A3E for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:21:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from aarprv04.charter.net ([10.20.200.74]) by mta21.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.03.00 201-2186-126-20070710) with ESMTP id <20080920152154.QVYU3214.mta21.charter.net@aarprv04.charter.net> for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:21:54 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net ([24.151.121.233]) by aarprv04.charter.net with ESMTP id <20080920152154.RAGC3522.aarprv04.charter.net@h14me.homelinux.net> for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:21:54 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.11) with ESMTP id m8KFLsd8020908 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:21:54 -0400 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.10/Submit) id m8KFLrIh020907 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:21:53 -0400 Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:21:53 -0400 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: State of accessibility on BSD systems Message-ID: <20080920152153.GA20884@gmx.net> References: <20080920002732.1E33C10B3F@speech.braille.uwo.ca> <48D4C528.8030302@baechler.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <48D4C528.8030302@baechler.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Chzlrs: 0 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 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: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:21:47 -0000 I was able to install netbsd without sited assistence a while back, and I believe there is a way to do this with freebsd. All I did was use a serial console, with Minicom under linux. On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 02:40:56AM -0700, Tony Baechler wrote: > Cleverson wrote: > >Is there any blind user that uses FreeBSD for personal dayly > >productivity? > >Is it possible to install it without sighted assistance? > > > > > > Hi, > > I used to use FreeBSD often until the power supply fried. It was > impossible to install without sighted help. Once installed, I had to > access it with ssh. There are supposed to be screen readers that work > under BSD but they didn't work for me. You might have better luck with > Gnome as they offer it in the ports collection and I think they include > Orca. In general, FreeBSD isn't even close to being accessible. That's > a real shame because it would be nice for blind people to have a choice > and it is better at some things than Linux. I also prefer the BSD > license but that's another discussion. If you can get sighted help and > don't mind doing everything with ssh, it's fine and works as well as > Linux with ssh. If you want to actually use the console, forget it. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- We come to bury DOS, not to praise it. -- Paul Vojta, vojta@math.berkeley.edu