Ok, I now have the time to respond to this thread...
Echoing some of the things others have said, here I go!
1: I like Kyle am a vollenteer maintainer of the TalkingArch
distribution.
2: I share his vision of keeping it is close to the original arch as
possible. We are not seeking to make another distribution, rather we are
seeking to make a distribution experience which is as close to the
original as possible.
3: I realize that this is not all things to all people. If this isn't
your distro of choice, I totally understand and there are several others
from which you can choose or you can make another one to match your
particular needs/desires.
4. Also like Kyle, I am always willing to help when I can.
I do better responding to the mailing list for 2 reasons. The first is I
want my answers archived so future users might find them should they need
them, and secondly I have a busy professional life which makes this the
easiest medium at present for me.
5. I am perfectly willing to help fix support issues particularly in the
braille side of things, and I have 2 displays at present, a Hims Braille
Edge 40 and a pacmate 40 cell display.
This does, limit my options, but I do what I can.
6: Mention was made of changing the serial detection of brltty in the
distro, and We might be able to do that, but I am reluctant to change the
packages I use as I don't want them to differ from the distributed ones.
The only mods I make at present are to strip out some of the XWindows and
API stuff so it will be a smaller package for the ISO.
7: As we move forward, change is are bound to happen. Even the regular
Arch developers are struggling with the fact that the distro is going to
no longer fit on a CDRom.
We could strip out the braille support, but this would take out braille as
a installation option and the main stream arch iso will go over the CD
size probably by the end of the year anyway. We still offer the cd on
request as a option, so no one is left out.
8: as for developer motivation, mine works like this. I want a
blind-friendly command-line distribution I can use. I also want to help
other like-minded persons discover the command-line and learn Linux.
I am not trying to rid the world of Windows per say, but I do enjoy seeing
people learn more about the software and hardware they use.
I also enjoy seeing people switch to free software options.
It is all about choice!
I hope everyone has a wonderful day!
-- Kelly Prescott
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