Re: [orca-list] new introduction

[Bryen <suseROCKS bryen com>]

Oooh!  There's a gnome-accessibility list too?   Gotta get signed up to
that one.

Bryen

On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 20:49 +0100, Bram Duvigneau wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I recently subscribed to this list, but didn't introduce myself yet. I'm 
> studying informatics at Han university (the Netherlands) at the moment 
> and I started a webhosting/development company with some friends. I 
> started usign PCs in the Dos time with a braille display and a hardware 
> speech synthesizer. Now I'm using Windows as my primary OS, but I'm 
> working with Linux on a daily basis because all our hosting servers are 
> Linux-based. I played with Gnome from the quite early days where you had 
> to get gnopernicus and figure out how to get everything working. I have 
> a dualboot Win/Linux on my laptop and sometimes I'm just booting into 
> Ubuntu to see if I could do the things I want to do with Linux. Gnome 
> and Orca are not yet there for my daily needs, but they are getting 
> closer and closer. What I really like is to see the progress that people 
> are making by working together on common problems. Fixing bugs in 
> Firefox because the Orca team discovers and post them is much better 
> than a screenreader that works around accessibility glitches in programs 
> without having the possibility to fix the program itself.
> Some people may know me from the gnome-accessibility-list where I posted 
> some messages from time to time.
>
> Bram
> Willie Walker wrote:
> > Hi Bryen:
> >
> > As of 3 seconds ago (I just checked), there are 281 members.  The thing 
> >    I really enjoy about this list is the positive and constructive 
> > atmosphere everyone brings.  Thanks everyone!
> >
> > Will
> >
> > Bryen wrote:
> > > Welcome to all  :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > On a side note, I'm very curious to know if anyone has come up with any
> > > figures for number of blind Linux users?  It'd be interesting to see
> > > what the numbers are.    How many members are on the orca-list?
> > >
> > > Bryen
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 20:14 +0200, Negoslav Sabev wrote:
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > Yesterday I became a member of this list. My name is Negoslav Sabev. I'm a
> > > > computer user since I became fully blind 4 years ago. I'm hoping me and
> > > > Linux will become friends with Orca's help:)). I'm very new to Linux so for
> > > > now I'll just reading your posts and ask from time to time.
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Negoslav
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Danny Crone" <dannyboy pobox com>
> > > > To: <orca-list gnome org>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 7:30 PM
> > > > Subject: [orca-list] new introduction
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hello everyone.  My name is Danny.  I am back on the Orca list after
> > > > > some time of being away.  So I thought I should introduce myself again.
> > > > > I have been a computer user for many years.  My first exposure was to
> > > > > terminals connected to a main frame.  I worked with someone who told
> > > > > me what wwas on the screen.
> > > > > Then it was md-dos.  I used a screen-reader with a bulky synthesizer,
> > > > > at a college lab.
> > > > > Then I started using windows.  Finally I am using a Macintosh,
> > > > > version 10.4.11, and it is not the best for reading web pages.
> > > > > However I really like the fact I can install the operating system on
> > > > > my own.
> > > > > After I get a used pc, I will give linux a try.
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > Orca-list mailing list
> > > > > Orca-list gnome org
> > > > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > > > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Orca-list mailing list
> > > > Orca-list gnome org
> > > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Orca-list mailing list
> > Orca-list gnome org
> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca
-- 
---Bryen---