-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I use linux at school... On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 11:58:22AM -0000, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > Hi Bob and Andrew > > I agree with all Bob said, and it saved me saying it! But another thing to > consider is that if you are at school or at work then what you use in that > environment will not be Linux, and you'll have to learn to use two systems. > Also, There are definitely more eeople around you who know Windows rather > than who know Linux, so this could be a factor for some people. As bob said > its really about what you use four computer for, and whether you're willing > to learn a whole new system. > > Saqib > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Bob Dodd > Sent: 16 March 2004 11:54 > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: linux > > Hi Andrew, > > Before you lauch into Linux in a big way, I think you need to consider > *what* you use your PC for. If you're alreasy running Jaws, then you've > probably made a major investment (Jaws is many things but it 'aint > cheap...) and you need to think very carefully before throwing away all that > money, and all the time you spent learning how to use Jaws. I don't mean to > put you off Linux, I'm a great advocate of the operating system, but the > switch to Linux can be quite a steep learning curve. > > What you will get with Linux+Speakup, at least if you can't read the screen > at all, is a more accessible operating system than Windows. > That's because Linux doesn't need a graphical user interface; everything can > be done from the keyboard. But... all the applications are different. Also, > unlike Windows, there are at least a dozen (free) tools that do the same job > on Linux, and as a newbie, you'll probably need help choosing the best email > program, word processor etc. from all those out there. Further, there are > many books on, say, how to use Microsoft Word, but precious few about the > equivalent applications used on Linux, so again the learning curve can be > quite steep. > > So, before you move from Windows to Linux+Speakup, you need to decide what > you want the PC to do for you, and which Linux applications you want to use > (including which accessibility applications you want to use). Then you'll > need help installing and setting up the box (maybe someone is doing this for > you already?). Finally, you'll probably need to get onto the Usenet > discussion groups about Linux and its applications to help you learn how to > use them. > > /bob dodd > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAVzyB9XVrM3ri110RAgHCAKCF9SE42Xp1GWanhnfOWWWTdal+ogCgh6UO avGUcXFPf0W5FP+CrxSpGM4= =OnsH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
