Re: [orca-list] linux notetaker (was gui)

[Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com>]

You need to get your facts straight and you also need to do something about your condescending rhetoric.  It 
is extremely off-putting and quite offensive.  Note taker's are not dead.  I use mine every day and know many 
others who do.  I find it invaluable in corporate meetings where I have to be able to listen and contribute 
but want to read over handouts and make notes.  I use it in church to read before the congregation.  I use it 
at night to read bedtime stories to my children.  I also use it for learning new skills as it has a braille 
display and can play daisy books.  Some things are better assimilated via reading.  And, yes, I got it from a 
government agency and no, I do not feel guilty because I have been a gainfully employed tax payer for about 
the last 20 years which means I helped pay for it.  I am glad and profoundly greatful for the existence of 
organizations such as the ones you so blithely and disrespectfully refer to because of all the good they do 
for many many other people.  A lot of the folks who work there are underpaid and overworked but still do what 
they do because they care enormously and believe greatly in empowering blind people in many ways besides 
technology.  They should be recognized as a valuable treasure for the blind community and lauded for all the 
good that they do instead of disparaged by people in the very communities they exist to serve.  You should be 
ashamed of yourself. 

Alex M

-----Original Message-----
From: orca-list [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Kyle
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 12:32 PM
To: orca-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [orca-list] linux notetaker (was gui)

I have been building computers for some time as part of the work that I do, mostly as a hobby. However, with 
today's low-cost hardware, I will begin building a new generation of computers. Not notetakers. Computers 
running Linux and a wide range of desktop applications, including Orca for those of us who need something 
that talks. There is more to come as I experiment and even call for testers in the near future. Yes, there is 
a business opportunity here, but not in notetakers, which are pretty much dead, and only the too big to fail 
blindy companies and government agencies keep them alive just a little while longer, even though they know 
that most cell phones can actually do far more. Anyway, stay tuned. This is gonna be big.
Sent from my dreams
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