Re: linux with sighted help?

["Mark @ Cross+Road's" <gomark freewwweb com>]

Is speak-up a soundcard solution or does it work with the hardward attached
to the ports?  If so, what hardware will work with it?
      Thanks,
     Mark


On 1999-12-03 blinux-list redhat com said:
   >The really nice thing about Linux is that as an open source
   >operating system, it is completely configurable.  This means the
   >blind user has his/her choice of how the screen reader will
   >interact with the system. Emacs speak is a good product, and has
   >been around for quite a while, relatively speaking.  For those who
   >don't want there screen reader embeded in the operating system it's
   >a great choice.  For those who want to hear all the nitty gritty
   >stuff that happens during boot up, or who want to see the trace log
   >of a kernel error, Speakup is a good choice. As someone else said
   >here, it's not necessarily an either or proposition.  There is
   >nothing wrong with having a choice.  And the answer to whether a
   >blind person can install Linux with out sighted help is an emphatic
   >yes!  Using Speakup, I, as a totally blind person, was able to hear
   >every thing that happened from the initial boot up, all the way
   >through the installation process.  The system is extreemly stable
   >and useable, and I've been using it for the last six months.  The
   >speakup patch to the kernel is still Alpha software, but I've got
   >to say that I'm extreemly impressed with it's functionality.  The
   >really neat thing is that it's written buy a blind guy for blind
   >people.  And yes, I know, Emacs Speak is also written by a blind
   >person.  It just means that blind folks are not leaving the
   >development of software that meets their needs to someone else any
   >more.  And I for one think that's a great thing.  The really great
   >thing about Linux is that as an open source operating system, it
   >allows individual users and developers to push themselves to the
   >limits of their ability.  Choose the tools you need, and boss the
   >machine, rather than having it the other way around. Gene Collins
   >>I agree completely with Hans on this point. One of the  advantages
   >>of Unix-like operating systems is precisely that the user
   >>interface is not part of the Kernel. One can thus choose the X
   >>Window System (with xdm, for instance), a character-based terminal,
   >>another windowing system, or any future interface that might be
   >>developed, without affecting the kernel. The interface is thus
   >>separated from the functionality of the operating system. This is
   >>not the case in certain other systems that one could mention where
   >>a graphical interface is part of the core product and no
   >alternative can be substituted at will. >
   >>Speech, except for device drivers, and especially in the case of
   >>sophisticated user interfaces, does not belong in the kernel.
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