Re: [orca-list] planning to return

[Didier Spaier <didier slint fr>]

Hi Kendell,

Slint is based on Slackware but easier to install and use, including package management with dependencies 
resolutions and update notifications.

Hopefully tomorrow I will publish a big update with a new ISO with enhanced a11y (Mate with Compiz and 
Emerald, better speech handling in test as in graphical modes).

Orca is included with espeak-ng and seech-dispatcher, espeakup and espeak in text mode, braille enabled in 
both cases, lightdm and gdm2 speak as well.

Several graphical environments are included: KDE (optional), LXDE, MATE, XFCE and also light window managers

Help is very welcome to enhance it.

I am the developer, so it should be easy to get in touch with him...
<didier~at~slint~dot~fr>
No irc yet but a mailing list:
http://slint.fr/mailman/listinfo/slint_slint.fr

I am eager to hear from you.

Greetings,

Didier Spaier

Le 31/01/2018 à 00:23, kendell clark a écrit :
> Hi
>
> You know, I’ve never looked much at slackware and distros based on it. Nothing against slackwear, but it’s 
> got an intimidating rep. No dependency resolution, a few steps above lfs. Probably undeserved by now, I 
> seem to remember someone telling me it’s had a good packaging system for a decade, so I’ll make a note to 
> have a look. Is it a desktop image, with orca included and such? Does it have an irc channel or some way of 
> getting in touch with it’s developers? I want to be able to suggest a11y fixes if it needs any. More, I 
> want to help get those fixes in, not just ask for features. We need to all band together now and give as 
> much help to sighted and non sighted devs alike if Linux is to remain the great accessible option it is.
>
> Thanks
>
> Kendell Clark
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> *From: *matthew dyer <mailto:ilovecountrymusic483 outlook com>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, January 30, 2018 9:53 AM
> *To: *kendell clark <mailto:coffeekingms gmail com>
> *Subject: *RE: [orca-list] planning to return
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> Kendell,
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> Have you looked at slint?  Its another Linux distro based on slack wae.  You can go to slint.fr for all the 
> info.  Just a thought.
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> Matthew 
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> *From: *kendell clark <mailto:coffeekingms gmail com>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, January 30, 2018 4:57 AM
> *To: *orca-list gnome org <mailto:orca-list gnome org>
> *Subject: *Re: [orca-list] planning to return
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> Hi
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> Absolutely I’d be willing to work with the debian community. Actually, what I’ll probably do is work with 
> the Linux-a11y organization to improve it’s documentation, that way all Linux distros benefit. I’ll also be 
> working with individual Linux distros, like antergos, to fix specific issues, but will be working for Linux 
> as a whole. It’s what I should’ve done from the start, but Linux-a11y is new, and  wasn’t around when I 
> started. Debian has great accessibility from what I know, however it does need an accessible graphical 
> installer, if it doesn’t already have one. The last time I looked at it, which was admittedly when squeeze 
> came out, there was only a text setup which used espeak and speakup to install, but to you guys credit it 
> does work very well. If possible, and I’m not sure if this is or not, a multi desktop image, for all 
> distros not just debian, would be great. That way users could choose the desktop they want, and if they 
> don’t choose, some logic could be built in
> to scan the systems hardware and try to pick the best desktop that would run well, and has great 
> accessibility. This probably isn’t possible yet, but the sky’s the limit.
>
> Thanks
>
> Kendell Clark
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> *From: *Alex ARNAUD <mailto:alexarnaud hypra fr>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, January 30, 2018 2:46 AM
> *To: *kendell clark <mailto:coffeekingms gmail com>; orca-list gnome org <mailto:orca-list gnome org>
> *Subject: *Re: [orca-list] planning to return
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> Le 30/01/2018 à 08:38, kendell clark a écrit :
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> > Hi all
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> > Since there is currently a bug in speech-dispatcher or orca, I’m not
> > sure which, which prevents orca from speaking in antergos, I am on
> > windows only. For now. But as soon as this bug is fixed, I will install
> > Linux and switch to using it. I will probably continue to use windows
> > part time as a dual boot setup, but I want to start working with the
> > Linux open source community once again. I’m not sure what I’ll do yet,
> > but I plan to begin maintaining my espeak fixed repository again, and if
> > the antergos people will allow it, I want to help antergos get better.
> > They have integrated a11y into their installer, which is great, but I
> > want to help them add the gconf stuff necessary to make orca start on
> > desktop startup, which it currently doesn’t do, and add the keyboard
> > shortcut to start and stop it, which is not set up by default. I’d also
> > like to become the maintainer or at least the assistant maintainer of
> > the US English language for espeak ng, although I’m not sure if that
> > will ever happen. I vanished for a couple of months around Christmas but
> > my new years resolution was to begin using open source again after
> > trying to go windows only. It didn’t work out so well lol, although I am
> > helping storm get his tintin pack working in windows Linux emulation
> > mode, which is why I still must use windows.
> >
> > Thanks

 
> Hi Kendell,
>
> It's a great news to know you will be back.
>
> It could be great if we could collaborate with you to make Debian
> better. We've a important and really active accessibility team.
> We'll be extremely happy to get feedback from you.
>
> If you expect to use a rolling release operating system you could use
> Debian testing "buster".
>
> Best regards.
> -- 
> Alex ARNAUD