Re: [orca-list] is ubuntu 11.04 worth a try with Orca?

[Alan Bell <alanbell ubuntu com>]

On 25/04/11 10:59, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> Hi Alan.
>
> > I do hope 11.10 will be safe to wait
> > for, however the plan is with that one to drop classic gnome altogether
> > and have a fully accessible 3d Unity.
> A fully accessible 3d Unity will be awesome. It's great to see Canonical
> investing to get things right. Would that more corporations could be
> counted on to do so....
>
> This bit, however, worries me:
>
> >   The option for hardware that does
> > not do 3d will be Unity-2d which is based on QML and is at this point
> > looking to be a bit of a nightmare from an a11y perspective.
> Not everyone who requires an accessible Unity is going to have the
> necessary hardware to run the 3d version. Would you happen to know if
> Canonical has assessed what it will take to ensure that this problem is
> also addressed in time for the Oneiric release? After all, the Ubuntu
> philosophy [1] includes the belief that "every computer user" (and not
> just those with the right hardware) "should be able to use all software
> regardless of disability."
OK, I don't agree with this, however the theory is that 10.04 is a long 
term support release https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS and is supported 
through to April 2013, and thus by that time almost all computers will 
be able to run 3d, and/or QML will grow accessibility.
Personally I am OK in general terms with not supporting older or low 
spec computers, it wouldn't bother me if they just didn't do Unity 2d at 
all and said "if you want to use Ubuntu you need 3d capable hardware". 
This to me seems more acceptable than "if you want to use an accessible 
Ubuntu you need 3d capable hardware"

Alan.