I wonder if the new, "open," license of Solaris will now allow us to put Speakup and/or Brltty into the Solaris kernel? That would certainly lead the way to an accessible installation for blind users. As you point out, Michael, that's a critical componant for community acceptance. Michael Malver writes: > One of the things I like about speakup is the ability to install the os > myself. I am totally blind, and own a dectalk. I know nothing of Solaris, > but would be greatly indebted to anyone who could do a realistic evaluation > of how "accessible" this is. The press release looks great, but most people > I know who have used Linux say the x-windows access with screen reading > isn't ready for common use. Has sun created something in terms of screen > reading beyond what is available in Linux?? > I'd love to install the os, but want a person who doesn't work for sun to > evaluate the usefulness of the accessibility features from the perspective > of a totally blind person. > Michael > p.s. I truly hope it doesn't appear I'm flaming the wonderful work on access > sun is doing. I'm simply concerned as to how usable this is before I invest > limited time. > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list