well the unix gui is nothing new. x has been around forever... On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 01:22:41AM -0500, Jes and guide dog Harley wrote: > Hi all. > I'm just exercising my brain power in regards to Linux and have noticed something quite odd about where its going. I would like > you all to read my thoughts with care, and if I am wrong or have messed up somewhere please feel free to correct me and by the > way, there's a question at the end of this post, but you'll have to read my thoughts before you can get to my question in order to > properly answer it. > I have noticed that Linux seems to be taking on the trend of the ever hated Microsoft Windows. In the early nineties, Windows 3.1 > was released, and you had dos underneath it controling the hardware of the computer. When 95 and 98 and such came out, dos was > scrapt and now there is no real dos mode any more, so in esence there's no real command line interface. I realize Linux is open > source and all, however with the advent of Gnome (and please correct me if I am wrong at any point on this), I feel that Linux is > headed in somewhat of the same fassion. My only reason for doubting myself would be to think that Linux started this trend first, > then microsloth picked it up on the way. My question is. Will text consoles, seeing that the applications that are written for > them like lynx and so fourth tend to be very far behind the times, be a consistant option for us as blind users in the Linux > world? > > I would love to hear what you all think. > Sincerely: > Jes > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.
