If my grandmother could use linux I am sure most people can - true my
grandmother isn't blind, yes, but I am, and I use it just fine, everyday,
at work and at home...
Just consider this: could you put Windows, the whole Office suite, DVD
playing software, an browser of your choice and an email client onto a
single CD and then boot from it? That is what most home users do on their
computer anyway and all it costs is a couple hours downloading the stuff
and 10 cents for the blank CD, and you get zero virus ever (I have yet to
see a virus try to write itself to a CD with a regular CD drive)
What I am trying to say is: it is a personal choice - if you choose to
switch, anything is possible. If you decide not to switch, I respect your
choice, but it has nothing to do with technical knowledge of a certain
person...
---David
Yes! And to simply advise someone to make that switch without knowing anything about their technical knowledge seems ridiculous. I have a friend and co-worker, someone whose technical knowledge is without question who decided to work in Linux for a while. Well he gave up simply because the OS is a disorganized one. Now, let me make this clear, Linux is fine, however because of the nature of open source operating systems, documentation is a patchwork and it is difficult for a blind user to find what he/she needs. I have a log more to do with my life than typing command lines, like reading with my Bookport (smile)
-----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Walt Smith Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 4:45 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: Send to BookPort issue
Only if you're a tech weenie. I'm sick and tired of reading on some other lists and from a person who shall remain nameless since she's not a Book
Port owner that every blind person should migrate immediately to Linux. There's simply too much technical administrative knowledge that a Linux system user must possess that most blind users will never master and don't want to master. Also, the idea of going back to a command line interface is simply unacceptable for many of us. I say all this having once been a true DOS bigot, resisting the Windows trend with every ounce of energy I then had and now that I've used Windows for the past seven years, you couldn't pull me back into that environment for anything.
The supposedly big selling points for Linux are its security and stability. First of all, properly run, Windows is as secure as it gets. I've used Windows for, as I said, seven years and always in a high speed connection that's always running when my computer is powered up and I have never had a malicious penetration of my system. I have never had a virus. It's called safe computing. I'm running Windows XP SP 2 and it doesn't get any more stable, either. There's just no incentive whatever for me to ever want to consider Linux, except that as something of a geek, I think it might be fun to play around with, but not for serious work.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Chan" <chandtw@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 1:01 AM Subject: [bookport] Re: Send to BookPort issue
To a certain extent I have to agree with you but linux has come a very long way and everything you can do on Windows you can do on linux - better, because it is free; easier, because everything is included; faster, for those of us who squeeze the last drop of juice out of an ancient 386 so we can afford one of those device which has functionality that a BP doesn't
have.
Don't get me wrong, I think BP is even better than sliced bread, carrying that other big monster around isn't what I would like to do for 'fun'... and don't you dare drop it! :)
--David
At 09:18 AM 9/27/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Besides, telling someone to learn to use a completely different operating >system is hardly telling that person the easiest way to remedy a >problem. Yes, Linux is the greatest thing since sliced bread, for a Linux >user. But someone who has used Windows for years won't just jump into >Linux overnight to fix a firewall problem. There are far less drastic >measures that can be taken. Just two cents from a happy Windows user. >Oh, and thanks, Walt, I didn't know the BP wouldn't work under Linux. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Walt Smith >Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:18 AM >To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bookport] Re: Send to BookPort issue > > >Hardly, since the BP transfer software doesn't work in Linux. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "David Chan" <chandtw@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:05 PM >Subject: [bookport] Re: Send to BookPort issue > > > >best and easiest way to solve this problem: switch to linux > >--David > >At 08:51 AM 9/23/2005 -0700, you wrote: > >Thanks but I am using a router with a built in firewall and > >Norton A/V always asks me when I install something new and I > >know what I have installed and the .exe of whatever I have > >installed. So if I know it I permit the application by looking > >at its path. > > > >The other thing is turning off the firewall and Norton with DSL > >isn't a good idea but I can turn off both the firewall and > >Norton with no live internet connection but this doesn't allow > >me to go to a website. Best way to get a virus or worm. > >Petro > > > >--- Chris Hill <hillco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Probably has something to do with your antivirus or software > > > firewall. > > > Try turning all of that off and see if things work right. > > > > > > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:22:33 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: > > > > > > >With the BP device connected to my computer. I go to a > > > website > > > >and then do applications key or shift plus F 10 key to bring > > > up > > > >the context menu. I then choose choose send to book port and > > > >nothing happens. Stranger thing is I lose my website page I > > > was > > > >on. Completely goes away and not even in my task bar area as > > > >minimized. The Alt plus tab doesn't bring it back. This > > > should > > > >not be happening. > > > > > > > >Any help is greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > >Thank you. > > > >Petro > > > > > > > > >
