Re: [orca-list] GUI Redesign or clearup and modernization

[Victor Lawrence <victorelawrence gmail com>]

Actually, the thought of government funding Linux and other
open-source projects does concern me.  What I would like to see is
vocational rehabilitation agencies purchase computers and have someone
install Linux on them for their blind clients.  Or at least provide
their clients with information about Linux.

This is about offering other options to the blind and saving tax payer
money by providing Linux to the blind instead of expensive screen
readers.  Since government employees and politicians always complain
about the lack of funds, this makes sense.On 9/10/15, Josh K
<joshknnd1982 gmail com> wrote:
> at least some of the software in my comcast xfinity x1 box is open
> source. it told me by using the talking guide.
>
> follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982
>
> On 9/10/2015 5:17 PM, B. Henry wrote:
> > I'm not for rehab dollars to be directly spent in donations for all the
> > reasons you've mentioned and probably some others, but do think that gov
> > does a
> > roll to play supporting open source, and specifically improving universal
> > accessability. Some of this should be cross platform and some suporting
> > os specific projects like nvda and orca.
> > While I do not trust the government, anyone's gov to be in charge of what
> > gets developed and what does not, nor do I trust a free market that is
> > actually non free in several senses to decide these things.
> > I do not know what percentage of Freedom Scientific's market is selling to
> > U.S. voc-rehab, nor which other countries  buy how much software from
> > them,
> > but I doubt FS would be what it is with out gov dollars and pounds and who
> > knows what other currencies.
> > I am not saying that jaws is not the best tool for some users, nor that
> > it's not the only tool that will work for some of those folks.
> > I do think it sad that many people can not even install a quality free
> > product due to a limited understanding of accessiblity/usability realities
> > and
> > overlly rigid security policies.
> > If there was some kind of stamp of approval given to NVDA so that folks
> > who could be more productive having it along side of or even in place of
> > jaws on
> > a company computer....
> > But this is OT, and I was not going to write more on this here, and
> > apoligize in advance/will not continue this conversation.
> > There's far to much here to cover in one or three or 10 more emails, and I
> > have counter arguments to half of my own arguments that I think are at
> > least
> > partially valid.
>
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On 9/10/15, Josh K <joshknnd1982 gmail com> wrote:
> at least some of the software in my comcast xfinity x1 box is open
> source. it told me by using the talking guide.
>
> follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982
>
> On 9/10/2015 5:17 PM, B. Henry wrote:
> > I'm not for rehab dollars to be directly spent in donations for all the
> > reasons you've mentioned and probably some others, but do think that gov
> > does a
> > roll to play supporting open source, and specifically improving universal
> > accessability. Some of this should be cross platform and some suporting
> > os specific projects like nvda and orca.
> > While I do not trust the government, anyone's gov to be in charge of what
> > gets developed and what does not, nor do I trust a free market that is
> > actually non free in several senses to decide these things.
> > I do not know what percentage of Freedom Scientific's market is selling to
> > U.S. voc-rehab, nor which other countries  buy how much software from
> > them,
> > but I doubt FS would be what it is with out gov dollars and pounds and who
> > knows what other currencies.
> > I am not saying that jaws is not the best tool for some users, nor that
> > it's not the only tool that will work for some of those folks.
> > I do think it sad that many people can not even install a quality free
> > product due to a limited understanding of accessiblity/usability realities
> > and
> > overlly rigid security policies.
> > If there was some kind of stamp of approval given to NVDA so that folks
> > who could be more productive having it along side of or even in place of
> > jaws on
> > a company computer....
> > But this is OT, and I was not going to write more on this here, and
> > apoligize in advance/will not continue this conversation.
> > There's far to much here to cover in one or three or 10 more emails, and I
> > have counter arguments to half of my own arguments that I think are at
> > least
> > partially valid.
>
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