[access-uk] Re: Article on open source/user participation
- From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:42:37 +0000
Thanks for the feedback Ray.
On Fri, 3 Nov 2006 20:38:25 -0000, "Ray's Home"
<rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> , Well Christopher, at least you seem to have understood the article or
> blogg better than I
> did. I thought that Orca, the free Open Source screen readerbeing
> refered to was primarily
> a Lynux based dproject but Sun Micro-Systems was also mentioned on a link
> I followed. there
> is a suggestion there may be a version/compilation that runs under
> Windows though.
>
> Maybe someone on BCT or Main Menu will pick up on it if Orca can run
> under Windows. As
> someone on the blogg said, people have to know about it before they even
> try it.
>
> I was interested, and more than a little amuzed, by the guy who seemed to
> say no more would
> he want to upset the status quo in Access tech provision than the model
> of health care in
> the U S. Really? I'd imagine quite a few Americans might have another
> opinion on that! In
> fact the American take on this is interesting in itself and some of the
> assertions about how
> folk there get their access tech. It seemed to be said that most get it
> via Federal or
> other sources of funding, including charity. I know that in many cases
> if you do get access
> tech through a charity in the U S they will dictate which screen reader
> you use. Think
> we've been there before. Also though I know quite a few Americans
> actually do fork out from
> their own pockets for screen readers and other devices.
>
> Having taken some space giving my thoughts, I hope someone comes up with
> more concreet
> information on Orca and how it performs.
>
> From Ray
> I can be contacted off-list at:
> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> Of Christopher Hallsworth
>
>
> What a good article. I'm not familiar with Open Source software, but yes
> I do think user participation should be encouraged, so that we disabled
> computer users has a choice on whether to get commercial software or
> free ones. Thanks for pointing us to this article, and I look forward to
> any further comments/feedback regarding this. Thanks.
> On Fri, 3 Nov 2006 12:07:11 -0000, "Catherine Turner"
> <catherineturner2000@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just wondered what people thought of this blog entry about open source,
> > user
> > participation and alternatives to expensive software:
> > http://blog.carrolltech.org/archives/70
> > **
> > Skype: darkitude
> > MSN: catherineturner2000@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
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