From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from scaup.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.49] helo=scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16T3HB-0001AP-00 for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 10:55:57 -0500 Received: from user-2ivftg5.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.247.246.5] helo=home) by scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 16T3HB-0003ty-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 07:55:57 -0800 From: "David Arocho" To: Subject: RE: Needs educating: Message from Linux (fwd) Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 19:55:15 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004A_01C1A2B5.8B84C8C0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 In-Reply-To: <20020122153308.GB29522@asmodean.net> Importance: Normal Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004A_01C1A2B5.8B84C8C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Windows is still the predominant operating system used in business and it is just unfortunate that there has not been sufficient pressure brought to bear on Microsoft to make it accessible and affordable for blind and visually impaired users. It is not conscionable that one can get a computer for under five hundred dollars, but Braille and speech access is available only to those who can afford thousands. The same thing may happen with x-windows if we don't get in on the ground floor. Without x-windows, or something like it, Linux will never compete with the Microsofts of the world, and Linux will remain a tool in the hands of a minority. ------=_NextPart_000_004A_01C1A2B5.8B84C8C0 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment Reply-To: From: "Raul A. Gallegos" Sender: To: References: Subject: Re: Needs educateingRE: Message from Linux (fwd) Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 07:33:08 -0800 Message-ID: <20020122153308.GB29522@asmodean.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal I agree with Kirk. Linux is simply not for everyone. Although I use Linux for 90% of my computer tasks I still use Windows for that 10%. That 10% mainly consists of online banking/billing because of the java. I do find the access that I get with Window-Eyes and Internet Explorer to be very nice. As to the comments on sound editing and cd ripping I know it can be done in Linux but I personally am not into it so don't know how easy it would be. I'm sure anything within reason can be done in Linux and in time everything will be easy for blind users. I personally don't mind the editing of config files, command line, etc but I agree that some people who have never been exposed to it will be hard-pressed to try it. Also others who may have used command line utilities such as dos may look at how "easy" their world has been and not want to go back to more typing. Still, others may just be lazy and want an OS to control their computer without their say-so. *lol* -- We are writing this e-mail to inform you that the mail server is down. Please do not call the help desk for assistance. To see the progress of any outage refer to your e-mail notifications. Raul A. Gallegos - http://www.asmodean.net _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup ------=_NextPart_000_004A_01C1A2B5.8B84C8C0--