You didn't read far enough. It's a forward. On 3/22/23, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In the subject line was mention of a new screen-reader. But nothing in the > body of the message. > >> On Mar 22, 2023, at 10:32, Linux for blind general discussion >> <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> >> -- >> Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> >> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >> soap, ballot, jury, and amo. >> Please use in that order." >> Ed Howdershelt 1940. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:12:05 >> From: Rastislav Kish <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Reply-To: orca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To: orca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [orca] Odilia, the new Linux screenreader written in Rust, >> reaches 0.1.0 >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> technically, this should perhaps be a little bit off-topic for this >> list, but given its importance, I consider it very actual. >> >> When I found out few months ago someone started building a screenreader >> in Rust for Linux, my first thought was this has to be an abandoned >> project. But I checked its history and GitHub activity, and to my big >> surprise, I found out the project is not just alive, but actually very >> serious about its goal! >> >> Since then, I've been watching their repos, and I was really impressed >> with the work being done! >> >> >> What is this all about? As you may have heard, Rust is a popular new >> middle-level programming language, which thanks to its innovative >> design, makes it easy to write very performant, fast and secure >> programs. Many pieces of software ranking from system components to >> applications have been recently rewritten to Rust and seen significant >> performance & safety improvements, Rust is now often the choice of >> developers for projects that would previously had been written in C/C++, >> but can now benefit from Rust's impressive safety and stability. >> >> Well, and now, accessibility developers want to bring the power of Rust >> to Linux accessibility, building a screenreader in Rust. >> >> >> After finishing with prototypes in the February of the previous year and >> starting the project from scratch, Odilia finally reaches 0.1.0: >> >> https://odilia.app/news/release_0-1-0/ >> >> >> This release is not by any means meant to be on par with Orca in terms >> of features, just very elementary things are implemented right now. >> >> Building a screenreader from scratch is a herculean task, requiring >> colossal effort, knowledge and, time. >> >> Therefore, this release is aimed for early users, willing to try new >> things and provide constructive feedback. There is still a lot of work >> to do, until Odilia grows into a full-fledged Orca competent. >> >> >> Nevertheless, it's still a very impressive work, and I wish the project >> a lot of success. If I'm not mistaken, right now, Linux is the only >> system in the world that has a Rust screenreader! >> >> >> Best regards >> >> >> Rastislav >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> orca mailing list >> orca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> https://www.freelists.org/list/orca >> Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca >> Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/ >> GNOME Universal Access guide: >> https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > -- Jackie McBride Author 36: Last Hours of a Life Be a hero. Fight Scams. Learn how at www.scam911.org Also check out brightstarsweb.com & mysitesbeenhacked.com _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list