Re: [orca-list] Do we need "accessible" Gnu/Linux distros anymore? 13.04 edition! was Re: ubuntu 13.04

[Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com>]

A real shame it has taken this long for a Vinux 4 release to be out.  I'm
sure there were good reasons.

Alex M


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Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 2:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [orca-list] Do we need "accessible" Gnu/Linux distros anymore?
13.04 edition! was Re: ubuntu 13.04

It should be released in May. The daily builds are, and have been quite
usable. The following feature is just now going under test, and this will be
a key feature in Vinux 4: 
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/vinux/+spec/vinux-4-functional-console-scre
en-reader

On 04/28/2013 02:03 PM, Krishnakant Mane wrote:
> Wow! I think I have missed some thing.
> When was the final version of Vinux 4 released?
> happy hacking.
> Krishnakant.
> On 04/29/2013 12:21 AM, Kyle wrote:
> > As an OEM who focuses on providing the best possible computer 
> > experience on the machines I build, I want as many people as possible 
> > to be as comfortable as possible with GNU/Linux and other freedom 
> > software. This is my entire business model. In my attempts to make 
> > this happen, I know that there is definitely a special place in my 
> > toolkit for Vinux. First and most importantly, Vinux is based on the 
> > latest stable long-term release of Ubuntu, which is 12.04. This means 
> > stability and security. It also has a certain install it and forget 
> > it quality that I can recommend to someone who is running a Linux 
> > distribution for the first time, and all they really have to do is 
> > install the important security updates as they come in, which will be 
> > made available for the next 4 years. I also like the fact that Vinux 
> > just comes up talking right out of the box, and there is nothing that 
> > the end user needs to do to be sure that it will talk. Better still, 
> > for first-time Linux users, Vinux provides much needed tutorials and 
> > documentation, all in an easily accessible format, right at the end 
> > user's fingertips. This certainly makes my support jobs easier, since 
> > most of the stuff is just right there, and the most I generally need 
> > to do is to show people how to access it. I don't see this as being 
> > oversimplified at all, just greatly simplified, and still offering 
> > the power that a more experienced user looks for at the same time, as
long as they know where to look to get it.
> > While working with people who are using Linux for the first time, I 
> > know that I will get questions like "How do you make Jaws work on 
> > this machine?" or "I can't get Microsoft Office to run on the 
> > computer you built for me." It is my job then to explain that the 
> > operating system they are running supports neither Jaws nor Microsoft 
> > Office, but that it ships with screen reading technology called Orca 
> > and a comprehensive office suite called LibreOffice, which will do 
> > the same things, and in most cases, will do those things better, and 
> > all at no additional cost to them. I can usually work in the freedom 
> > aspect as well, where the most important thing they will want to know 
> > about is the fact that it's legal to share the software that I put on 
> > their computers, and no one will sue them if they do. Oh, and there's 
> > no Genuine Disadvantage mess to tell them they are running an illegal 
> > copy of anything, because it's all legal and legitimate software.
> >
> > P.S. I'm glad to see that the 12.04-based Vinux is out. I have been 
> > recommending Ubuntu 12.04 and Sonar for new users. It feels good to 
> > be able to add Vinux back into that mix again, based on individual needs.
>
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