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Hello, my name is Scott Howell and I am a blind computer user. |
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I currently am using Debian and have used Slackware in the past. What |
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allows me to use Linux is a wonderful app that is patched into the |
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kernel called Speakup. Speakup is a screen review application that gives |
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verbalized output via a number of supported speech synthesizers. You can |
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learn more about Speakup at http://linux-speakup.org. |
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Slackware currently ships Speakup enabled kernels and hopefully Debian |
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and RedHat will follow. The neat thing with SPeakup is that the kernel |
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can be patched, but no defualt synth selected allowing the user to boot |
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the kernel and at a Lilo prompt typed something like |
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linux speakup_synth=ltlk or a pre-defined four letter synth identifer |
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and have a talking kernel. THis is great for doing installs and so forth |
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and yes soon an accessible version of Gnome is going to follow. |
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So, I was wondering if I could interest you good folk into including or |
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considering the inclusion of Speakup into your distro. I think it would |
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really show folks that you all are willing to offer access to your |
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distribution. I for one would love to grab a copy and play with it. |
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I might just fall in love and run it on my machines here. Afterall, the |
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description certainly has me slobbering. I like the package management |
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of Debian, but there's room for even better management means and tools |
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ay? |
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I am still kinda a novice of Linux, but will gladdly work to make a |
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talking install cd if you'd like. Actually just by adding the ability to |
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type a command as I showed above would really do the job and patch that |
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kernel with Speakup. |
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I'd really like to hear from you and also where is it best to grab an |
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iso that I could look over. |
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Thanks, |
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Scott Howell |