I'd start with a note to sighted electronics and I would also copy my request to your congressperson. You should be able to get what you need not what they think or try to tell you that they need. The truth is that they don't understand linux and they are geared towards windows. We had the same trouble with jaws in maryland till I banged on them from my position in the tech act project, brought jaws in and trained them and began demonstrating it to various and assundry folk who started asking for it inside and outside the rehab center. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths@xxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 10:57 AM Subject: Unpopularity of Linux notetakers Hi all. Well I have noticed that Linux notetakers such as the Elba are very unpopular. I attempted to request one from the Mcb (Massachusetts Commission For The Blind), and they said they didn't carry them. And then I thought. Are they that unpopular? Do people not know about Linux and its advantages? That is the impression that I got. And unfortunately, all they seem to carry at the moment is the braillenote and the freedom science fiction product line. And then later I got to thinking. Am I too advanced of a user to these people? Do they not want to help me because they realize that I do not meet the needs of the average user? Does anyone know why this is so? And how we can go about starting to change the views of state agencies? I know that at first it won't be something big, however we have to start somewhere. May you code in the power of the source, may the kernel, libraries, and utilities be with you, throughout all distributions until the end of the epoch. On Fri, 2 May 2003, Ann Parsons wrote: > Hi all, > > Um, excuse me, but if the Elba is running JFW for Windows CE, then, > I'm a big, green parrot! No, my friend, the Elba is *not* running > Windows and therefore it is not running JFW. > > Ann P. > > -- > Ann K. Parsons > email: akp at eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
