Re: [orca-list] Recommendation of Linux for Windows and Mac switchers

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel shellworld net>]

If the person is one of "the rest of us" Bill Gates had in mind when 
complaining dos was too complex for the rest of us and that's why Windows, 
then definitely Linux will not be the way to go for this individual.  If 
we're talking about someone who doesn't mind climbing a few learning 
curves, then I'd test them on that first to make sure.  Have them read up 
on the Linux find command and then ask them what they think of a command 
like that.  A response like some of that I don't understand but other 
parts will be useful comes back, then Linux will be a good path for them 
to take.
> Keep in mind I'm not an Orca screen reader user, and my attempts to use the
> magnifier weren't very successful (I use the magnifier built into Compiz
> Fusion). Some have asked "should I use Linux?" One person in particular is a
> screen reader user. I've been hesitant to recommedn Linux to them, because
> of it not being necessarily a "turn key" solution, and this is because of
> Orca, while usable, can sometimes be unpredictable from what I've heard. For
> instance, Virtual Box doesn't talk at all, while Bleach Bit talks just fine.
> What is your view on recommending Linux to someone who lacks the funds for
> the Mac but is begging to get out of  the Windows environment? As I said I
> personally have been hesitant to do this, especially with the new Unity
> interface just around the corner for Ubuntu.