yes I am looking for career advice and info.
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From: "John Heim" <jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X
I am a linux system administrator. I guess I can tell you about my
situation but are you looking for career advice?
----- Original Message -----
From: "josh" <jkenn337@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X
hi,
what kind of job do you have? and what classes and degree is required to
get it?
Josh
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Heim" <jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X
One of the main reasons system administrators like linux so much is
because of the availability of a text console. It's not going away any
time soon. If grml starts emphasising the GUI interface more, somebody
else will come out with a live CD that is like what grml used to be.
There already are alternatives like SRD (System Rescue Disk) that put a
greater emphasis on just getting a machine booted, forget about the
fancy stuff.
I would estimate that I need a grml CD to bail out a machine once a week
on the average. I even took the time to alter the CD so that it would
speak via a doubletalk without typing any boot parms. That's how much I
rely on grml in my job. When a machine won't boot off the hard drive,
most of the time it's an emergency and I can't be diddling around trying
to figure out when it's the right time to type in boot parms.
Most of the computers I deal with on a daily basis don't even have the
GUI installed. It would just be a waste of disk space.
----- Original Message -----
From: "josh" <jkenn337@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X
is the text or console interface still a popular one? things like
RedHat and grml with speakup? or are the consoles being replaced by
graphical desktops?
Josh
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Willem van der Walt" <wvdwalt@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X
Yes,
but the keyword here seem to be GTK2. If programs use that toolkit,
they
have a good chance to be made accessible where if they use some of the
other graphical toolkits, they are almost sure to be inaccessible.
There is a lot of work happening here, so things might change sooner
than
we think.
On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, josh wrote:
Hi,
the gnome desktop is the only graphical linux interface accessible or
useable
by blind people at this time, right?
Josh
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Willem van der Walt"
<wvdwalt@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X
> They were most likely refering to a talking graphical user
> interface under
> Unix or Mac.
> X-windows is the base component of all graphic user interfaces
> under
> unix-like systems.
> The Orca screen reader is a screen reader that works under the
> gnome
> desktop. The Gnome desktop runs under X-windows so that would as a
> combination constitute a talking X.
> HTH, Willem
>
>
> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Imbar Golt wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > someone mentioned a talking X once and I would like to know what
> > it is
> > please.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Imbar
> >
> >
> > Imbar Golt
> > Email and Messenger: imbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Skype: Imbargolt
> >
>
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