[orca-list] Use Linux as a daily driver

[Øyvind Lode <oyvind lode gmail com>]

Hi all:

I want to give Linux a chance as a daily driver.
I have a workstation that I can use for testing out different Linux distros.
If all goes well I'd love to switch to Linux as my main OS on my laptop as well.

My requirements:

* Using the web is important.
I particularly need to use banking and the gmail interface.

* Email - see above.
I use the Gmail standard view to manage my email and it works great on
Windows with Firefox and NVDA.
Of course I can go back to use a email client like Thunderbird if Orca
does not handle the gmail interface to my satisfaction.
However, I really prefer the webmail approach.

* Use the terminal effectively; especially remote admin work via ssh.

* OCR
I currently use ABBYY FineReader on Windows and it's a great solution.

How well does Linux/Orca perform with the above requirements?

Thanks,

-Øyvind