Re: [orca-list] Trisquel

[Dave Hunt <ka1cey gmail com>]

Trisquel is a desktop Linux distribution, for use in homes, small 
enterprises, and educational settings, containing only free software, 
and has the endorsement of the Free Software Foundation.  It is based on 
Ubuntu 11.10, but with Unity, Ubuntu1, Software Center, Ubuntu branding, 
and support for proprietary firmware and applications removed, leaving a 
performant, stable, and reliable classic Gnome 3 experience.  I run 
Trisquel on an Asus netbook, very well.  Please visit 
http://trisquel.info to download the system and learn more.  If you boot 
the I18N DVD edition, orca will come up talking at system start.  Once 
the system is live-booted, you have a fully-functional Trisquel 
environment, from which you can test it for compatibility with your 
hardware, run the included apps, install the system to your hard drive 
or a virtual machine, and more.



Cheers,



Dave



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On 06/06/2012 07:44 AM, William Gallik wrote:
> I'm interested in purchasing a somewhat older PC (probably 18-24 months
> old) and installing Linux exclusively on that computer. I joined this
> list so I can first get some insights as to issues for blind computer
> users working on a Linux/Orca platform. As such, I have some questions
> of curiosity:
>
> 1) What is Trisquel and what is it for? Is it a Linux/Unix application?
>
> 2) When Daniel related that he's using a Mac Mini with VMWare Fusion,
> I'm assuming that this means that a Linux OS is being emulated through
> the Mac native OS (although I understand the Mac OS kernel is in fact
> Unix). How does that work, to get one of the screen readers to function
> I mean?
>
> I want to migrate to a Linux system because I'm a retired Software
> Engineer from Bell Laboratories and honestly prefer Unix and it's
> various versions to any version of Windows.
>
> ----------------
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