Hi,
No, I don't have a hardware synthesizer. I installed a VMWare image with
Vinux and it works fine, although I still need to learn how to use speakup
and Orca.
Does anyone know what happened with IBM Via Voice and if it can be used with
Orca? It is far better than the eSpeak synth. I know that there were some
legal issues regarding the licence and that's why it is not used anymore,
which is... too bad.
Thank you.
Octavian
----- Original Message -----
From: "John G. Heim" <jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Using a server distro
Do you have a hardware synth? I always do a minimal debian install when I
need a server machine. The reason is that then you get the minimum amount
of bogus stuff that you don't need. At a point in the debian install, you
get a chance to select what set of packages you want installed and if you
uncheck desktop applications, the install takes up only about 2 Mb. It's
not so much the disk space that matters as it is that having just the
basic packages makes the system easier to maintain. It's just a
probability statement after all. Fewer packages, fewer problems. Plus,
you're less likely to have problems with core packages than with some of
the more advanced, more complicated packages.
AFAIK, you need a hardware synth to do a debian install. Although, you
can probably do a serial console install. I haven't tried one of those in
years though.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Octavian Râşniţă" <orasnita@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 7:12 AM
Subject: Using a server distro
Hi,
I would like to use a Linux server distribution and I don't know which
would be the best solution for a blind today.
It would be very good to be able to use Debian/Ubuntu but I don't know if
the server distribution is as accessible as the desktop one, and I don't
need desktop apps like Open Office, but I need to use the computer for
running web-based apps.
Please tell me which is the best solution for using Linux in command line
mode, without needing to use a hardware synthesizer.
Thank you.
Octavian
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