Thanks Dave! That's exactly what I needed. Original message: > Go to the complete download list from the > http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ > page, and if you're in North America there are a number of mirror sites. > Here are 2 both from the East coast. > Columbia University > http://mirror.cc.columbia.edu/pub/linux/ubuntu/releases/ > Georgia Tech. > http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/ubuntu-releases/ > At 03:45 PM 4/17/2007, you wrote: >> Hello, >> I went to the ubuntu site. The only version I found for download was >> 6.1. Could you kindly direct me to where to get the newer beta version? >> Thank you so much for this. >> Original message: >>> Probably the easiest way to get gnome and orca running is to grab the >>> latest ubuntu beta (7.04) and install it. Orca works out of the box >>> with this distro and most of the applications are accessible. It even >>> comes with the latest alpha of firefox3, so you can play with the >>> accessibility features being developed. >>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at >>> 06:58:06PM -0400, Doug Smith wrote: >>>> Good going. The more you can do without sighted help, the better. I >>>> have to bust all my computing problems without sighted help, which I >>>> do not have the luxury of anyway. My wife, though sighted, knows >>>> nothing about computers and, showing her the messages or whatever, >>>> would do no more than get her confused. >>>> Well, I just got the start of one going the other day. I have decided >>>> to give gnome and orca a try. I may or may not regret this. I would >>>> like to get some results from others on how you are doing with this >>>> combination. I would like to see what's going on. If you are having >>>> good or bad results with speech-enabled Linux gui interfaces, please >>>> let me know so that I will know what to look forward to. >>>> Thanks >>>> -- >>>> Doug Smith: C.S.F.C. >>>> Computer Scientist For CHRIST >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Speakup mailing list >>>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> -- >>> ...and scantily clad females, of course. Who cares if it's below zero >>> outside. >>> -- Linus Torvalds >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> -- >> Email services by FreedomBox. Surf the Net at the sound of your voice. >> www.freedombox.info >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Email services by FreedomBox. Surf the Net at the sound of your voice. www.freedombox.info
