Re: Creating an Operating System with speech included

  • From: "Octavian Rasnita" <orasnita@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 19:07:36 +0200

Well, to be sincere I am also glad. :-)
Why do you think that all the blind programmers should work for the blind community and have interests for screen readers and voice synthesizers?

I like to use the screen readers made by others for my own needs, and the needs of the company I work for.

Octavian

----- Original Message ----- From: "Tyler Littlefield" <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: Creating an Operating System with speech included


I think your version of accessibility is skewed. I'm really glad your not working with other companies on the behalf of the blind community.

Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Octavian Rasnita" <orasnita@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 1:12 AM
Subject: Re: Creating an Operating System with speech included


By the best accessibility I mean the best accessibility out of the box, and this is found with Windows and Jaws, or as you said, they offer the easiest accessibility.

And by accessibility I also refer to the possibility of accessing some types of files used by some companies, which are Windows specific files. They should be also easy accessible under Linux out of the box.

If we consider the accessibility from the point of view of developers that create screen readers, that is important for a very small number of persons.

I already said that Windows offer fewer configuration possibilities than Linux, and that it is more limited than Linux, but those limited options under Windows are enough for most users, while under Linux it might be very hard to scan and OCR images, to use an .mdb database or some other types of files which are used under Windows. Windows is a de facto standard for most businesses, and nobody cares that some Linux binaries can't be used under Windows, but they care if a certain Windows binary can't be used.

Octavian

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 4:24 AM
Subject: RE: Creating an Operating System with speech included




I disagree with this. The easiest accessibility is found with windows and jaws. The most accessible software like OCR can be found with windows. You
are in correct by saying the best access is found with windows and Jaws.
The best is still speakup, orca, and Linux.  Someone has already said it
here but if windows screws up you can just sit and listen to your mp3 player
because you sure the heck are not going to fix it on your own without
reinstalling the whole thing.  I say this from the point of view as a
previous manager of an office network of over 12 windows xp machines and a now coder of a device running OE Linux. I never had a problem with the 1 Linux box that I could not fix myself but with all the windows boxes there was always something I couldn't do and that ticks me off. True access would see us even at the bios level and at one time there was talking bios chips and the only way to do that now is by the Intel remote management but what I was starting to say if you want real access you must go Linux. If you want
easy access you must go windows.

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jared Wright
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 1:48 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Creating an Operating System with speech included

Octavian Rasnita wrote:
"I said only that the best accessibility is offered by Windows and Jaws..."
*snicker*


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