RE: Linux Again

  • From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:13:35 -0500

I personally use mingw and msys for the same thing. I find it more
accessible, but it's really two sides of the same coin.

Take care,
Sina
-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Cox
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 11:17 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Linux Again

I'll put out a good word for cygwin.  I can't imagine coding in
Windows without it.  However, for desktop Linux, with a graphical
desktop and screen reader, Vinux is the way to go.  I hear that VMware
is more accessible than VirtualBox on Windows, and I can verify that
the VirtualBox cockpit application is not accessible to the Orca
screen reader in Ubuntu Linux.  I haven't tried the command line
version, though.

Bill

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:55 AM, qubit <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Seriously?
> oh, and what is the string of characters at the end of your mail? Is it
> supposed to do something?
> --le
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DaShiell, Jude T. CIV NAVAIR 1490, 1, 26" <jude.dashiell@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:45 AM
> Subject: RE: Linux Again
>
>
> That's called licorice.
>
>
>
> Rot47: <;F56]52D9:6==@?2GJ]>:=>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of qubit
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 10:37
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Linux Again
>
> I forget the name, but Microsoft also makes what it views as a
> competitor to
> cygwin, a little linux that runs on windows.  Someone on program-l,
> probably
> Mark Long who was the microsoft employee, I believe was the one who
> called
> attention to it. But like a lot of things microsoft puts out, I forget
> the
> details.
> Sorry I'm not more help. Maybe someone else knows what I'm talking
> about.
> --le
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:17 AM
> Subject: Re: Linux Again
>
>
> Cygwin is what you want. It is virtually a full-fledged Linux. My
> computer is Vista also and Cygwin runs fine. Jaws does nicely with it.
>
> John
>
> On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 09:50:05AM -0500, James Homme wrote:
>>    Hi,
>>
>>    I would expect not to have reliable sighted help. Is it possible to
>>    somehow get a feel for Linux on a computer that runs Vista? If so,
>> where
>>    do I go to learn about this?
>>
>>
>>
>>    Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>    Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>    Jim Homme,
>>
>>    Usability Services,
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