hehe, I knew from the first "bitching" msg, this one would turn into a mess. I think I now have 15 straight messages that have "Re: The growing accessibility gap: was Ameritech.net." :) A ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 22:50:49 -0400 >From: "Angelo Sonnesso" <asonnesso@coastalnet.com> >Subject: Re: The growing accessibility gap: was Ameritech.net >To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> > >look at the gnome development project. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jared" <stofflej@yahoo.com> >To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> >Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 10:04 PM >Subject: Re: The growing accessibility gap: was Ameritech.net > > >> If the command line is so grate write me or help write me a mass market >> application that cells to millions of coppies. You can't because you can't >> use the g u i interface in linux like you can in windows. So you will have >> to write in general smaller market programs if you wish to do that for a >> job. I on the other hand because I'm not thick headed can write G U I >> applications with vb or any number of other tools. As for your comment to >> Mr. Toneby what about the people who tryed to make linux a more user >> friendly opperaiting system generated a G U I so they generated code that >> turned to inaccessible garbige for you so they are just as mutch at fault >as >> sun. A large part of microsoft is that the windows 3.1 was not around for >a >> long enough time for standerds to devolipe. They may have been responcible >> for the inaccessibility in the past but now they are making an effort to >> change that tell me is there anyone trying in the linux community cort or >no >> cort trying to make a screen reader for the G U I part of linux? If so >> please send me email so I can try and help but don't complain about >> microsoft when people arn't working to help your beloved oh so accessible >> linux. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel@shellworld.net> >> To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> >> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 9:35 PM >> Subject: Re: The growing accessibility gap: was Ameritech.net >> >> >> > The command line interface does not cause me any problems, it's that >other >> > junk that makes life hell. So far as bitching is concerned, you haven't >> > yet heard me bitch. All I did was to state some widely known and >accepted >> > axioms which are axiomatic since they're so easily proven. Were you >> > correct in your statements, the Council Of Agencies Serving the blind >> > would not have contemplated taking Microsoft to court in January of >1995. >> > As it was, certain agreements were reached that seemingly alleviated the >> > necessity for litigation. >> > >> > Jude <jdashiel@shellworld.net> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > >> > Blinux-list@redhat.com >> > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> >> >> _________________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Blinux-list@redhat.com >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list