Re: [orca-list] Trisquel

[Krishnakant Mane <krmane gmail com>]

Huh, Ubuntu 11.10?

Which version of gnome 3 and Orca comes with it?
Happy hacking.
Krishnakant.

On 06/06/2012 06:39 PM, Dave Hunt wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
>  for
>
> 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.
> >
> > ----------------
> > Holland's Boy, Bill
> > - "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most."
> > - unknown -- but I'm sure any one of a number of us could claim it as
> > our own! ;-)
> > _______________________________________________
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> > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > The manual is at
> > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
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> The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp