Hello, I think the software speech howto is a good idea. The problem is that we have new linux/unix users trying to do an install. Even with sighted assistence, one should try to keep things as easy as posible. General instructions tend to pre-suppose unix knowledge where distribution specific instructions might not. I think one should as far as posible, do a combination of general and distribution specific instructions. With the latter, one can give a complex command without explaining it all, but knowing the platform, be reasionable sure things will work. On Tue, 2 Nov 2004, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > Sure. That would be great. But I have often read a howto that addresses > only a single distro, relying on distro specific stuff, with no notion > that people using other distros might be out there as well. We get > enough of that from Redmond. > > > On Tue, 2 Nov 2004, Janina Sajka wrote: > >> I aggree with you in a general way, but wonder whether you'd also agree >> that one should, when possible, stick to standard procedures on one's >> distro. In other words, when on Debian, install a .deb if you can, and >> when on Fedora, use an rpm if you can, etc., etc. >> >> Chuck Hallenbeck writes: >>> David, >>> >>> I presently have software speech running on my Slackware 10.0 distro, >>> using version 0.5rc3 of speech-dispatcher, and would be happy to share >>> my setup with you or help in any other way with the howto. It would be a >>> valuable contribution to make such a document available, particularly if >>> it were not specific to any one distro. >>> >>> Chuck >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The Moon is Waning Gibbous (75% of Full) >>> Home page at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh >>> Speakfreely address 24.105.197.112:2074 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> -- >> >> Janina Sajka, Chair >> Accessibility Workgroup >> Free Standards Group (FSG) >> >> janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > -- > The Moon is Waning Gibbous (74% of Full) > Home page at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > Speakfreely address 24.105.197.112:2074 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
