[gui-talk] [nfbcs] Most Accessible Linux Flavor

Mon Oct 7 01:10:44 UTC 2013

Simply because the g.u.i. environment has many situations in which it 
takes way too few keys to hit and as a result of that, you can get 
yourself into lots of trouble.  With the command line interface, until 
you hit the enter key, you can back out of what you typed with 
control-u.  Other than that, g.u.i. gives users a subset of what can be 
done with the command line interface.  This is why sysadmins who grew up 
with it have to hammer command line interface commands into the 
addle-pated newbie sysadmins coming up especially after those newbies 
just got lots of computer experience by wiping out lots of data.  That's 
also why in professional environments they had the religion of backup a 
long time ago.  Just because you can restore from a backup doesn't 
necessarily mean everything is fine either.  The restore process takes 
away billable time and that can delay projects and delayed projects cost 
$$$.

On Sun, 6 Oct 2013, Gabe Vega wrote:

> I say just stay away from command line and go GUI,  we use to use command line stuff in the 70s, 80s and the 90s and its about time we all get with and and use the GUI. a lot of work has been taken to give us access to the GUI so I say go for it. and again, I use to live, breathe and think command line all day, but we have to move on with the times, why would you want to much around and type 19 different commands when you could just arrow around and hit enter? its like Linx users getting mad because the world doesn't produce text base sites. lol.
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> On Oct 6, 2013, at 10:59 AM, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at shellworld.net> wrote:
> 
> > For your purposes, I recommend stock debian.  If you want to play in the 
> > eye candy interface X, you'll have to learn orca.  I would have 
> > recommended arch linux, but the arch linux users list gets down right 
> > hostile at times.  Also, debian has a repository 
> > http://deb-multimedia.org/ you'll likely be using once you get debian 
> > installed.  It has most current versions of multimedia software on it.  
> > Debian will install using your sound card and after that will run using 
> > your sound card but only if you use the s command as a boot parameter.  
> > Just hit s when the hard drive stops and at the boot prompt then hit 
> > enter to do that.
> > I don't know the amount of multimedia software or the quality of the 
> > multimedia software on arch linux.  Ubuntu would have been a good 
> > possibility except it's slow about getting  accessibility updates 
> > installed.  Arch linux is the fastest about making accessibility updates 
> > available for installation, and http://www.sonar-project.org/ is coming 
> > out with a new release of sonar-linux which will use arch linux as its 
> > base.  However if you have a problem with sonar, there's a sonar support 
> > list that can help you out.
> > 
> > On Sun, 6 Oct 2013, Peter Donahue wrote:
> > 
> >> Good afternoon everyone,
> >> 
> >>    I'm hoping to get a new computer in the near future and am considering 
> >> breaking with Windows due to the loss of particular functionality in recent 
> >> versions plus the high cost of Windows software, and using Linux as my OS 
> >> instead. Like Windows there are various versions or "Flavors" of Linux. 
> >> Since I do lots of multi-media and Web design projects I'll be curious as to 
> >> which Linux versions offer the most where media applications are concerned.
> >> 
> >>    I'd like to know which version you find to be the most accessible with 
> >> screen readers, and which Linux screen readers work the best. I know there 
> >> are a few out there but have not had experience with them. Do they require 
> >> an external synthesizer or will they use your PC sound card as Windows 
> >> screen readers do.
> >> 
> >> Peter Donahue
> >> 
> >> ?No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.?
> >> Isaiah 54:17
> >> 
> >> ?While for our princes they prepare
> >> In caverns deep a burning snare,
> >> He shot from heaven a piercing ray,
> >> And the dark treachery brought to day.?
> >> Anonymous
> >> 
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