Re: [orca-list] Considering switching from Mac

[Thomas Ward <thomasward1978 gmail com>]

Hi James,

Well, obviously you are going to get some mixed answers to this because 
ultimately what distribution and flavor of Linux you use is a personal 
decision. However, for myself personally I do think Ubuntu 12.04 is the 
best mainstream solution for a blind user right now. A lot of work has 
gone into Ubuntu to make Unity 2D accessible, and compared to access 
from six months ago its a huge improvement. LightDM now talks on 
startup, Orca 3.4.1 and Firefox 11 seem to work nice together, 
Thunderbird 11 seems fairly accessible, and Ubuntu 12 comes with 
qt-at-spi out of the box which means that you'll at least get some 
degree of access to Qt based apps like Skype  and KCalculator, etc.

On 4/28/2012 11:05 AM, JAMES AUSTIN wrote:
> Afternoon folks,
>
> I've been following this list for a number of years, and am considering switching from OS X. Whilst I like 
> the OS, I am sick to the back teeth of Apple's prices and some other things, such as being locked into iTunes 
> to purchase and sync items between the iPhone and my Mac.
> I have always been a keen follower of Ubuntu, but am not a programmer. I am willing to assist  if I can of 
> course, but it seems to me that programming is not as necessary as it once was for a totally blind person to 
> move to Ubuntu or Linux more generally is this correct? Also, I would prefer to stick with mainstream 
> solutions rather than the very excellent Vinux. This is no slur on mr. Sales' work, just my preference. So, 
> is ubuntu the distro of choice, or do folks recommend something else like Fedora? I think it is at v. 17 now 
> is that right?
>
> Thanks
> Warmest wishes
> James
>
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