Perhaps we can find the grant money to have a tutorial really done well. -- charlie. On Tue, 14 May 2002, Will Smith wrote: > Hello Charles, > > Thanks for saying so well what I've been thinking for years! I'd be glad > to purchase a linux "how-to" tutorial that would provide a solid and > detailed step by step guide on how to set up and run slackware and debian > for my daily online needs. > > I'm surprised that no one has been willing or able to create such a > tutorial product, as I believe it would fill a great and growing need by > many blind computer users. > > Will > wilsmith at iglou.com > On Tue, 14 May 2002, Charles Crawford wrote: > > > > > >Hi toby and all, > > > > > > You said: "Another way to put it, if I were > > >being particularly blunt, which I'm not, is r t fm. > > > > > >Ok, so people don't use uniform interfaces, but that's great, cos it means > > >that those that don't like a certain interface have a choice." > > > > > > While I understand what you are saying, the statement only reinforces > > the view of the vast majority of people who reject Linux and Unix for that > > matter based upon the real difficulties of using them. > > > > I do not consider myself a novice at computing and I love the text > > mode of Linux and it's speed, but spending inordinate amounts of time > > trying to learn and use this obviously great system is a time consumer > > neither I nor most other folks can aford. > > > > Even when I have consulted the how to docs, I have to say that > > they often only sort of help. So why is there not a tape tutorial for > > Linux tht can be used by the average blind person? Maybe that is more > > needed than any other project. > > > > -- Charlie. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
