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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: Accessibility on our release media
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 12:00:03
Message-Id: 4A1936BC.7040405@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: Accessibility on our release media by Roy Bamford
1 Roy Bamford wrote:
2 > On 2009.05.24 02:44, William Hubbs wrote:
3 > [snip]
4 >
5 > Random reply to thread
6 > > William Hubbs
7 > > gentoo accessibility team lead
8 > > williamh@g.o
9 >
10 >
11 > Put all the downloads for a minimal gentoo install into dial up
12 > context. You need the minimal CD, the stage 3, the portage snapshot, a
13 > bootloader and a kernel.
14 >
15 > An extra 20Mb in that total size is trivial.
16 >
17 > Having done a few remote installs for blind users dropping into
18 > #gentoo, I understand the frustration that lack of accessibility
19 > causes.
20 >
21 > Please add accessibility to Gentoo install media and help our users to
22 > help themselves.
23 >
24
25 I haven't heard anyone say they are against having this yet. The size
26 is being discussed but it is not blocking it from being added to the
27 CD. I'm on dial-up and the time is not trivial to me but I still think
28 it is worth having the software on the CD for people that can't see the
29 screen. I'm evening thinking a person could install Gentoo with no
30 monitor. Like maybe a server or something.
31
32 Dale
33
34 :-) :-)