Re: [orca-list] What distro would people like me to cover in some audio walkthroughs

[Bill Cox <waywardgeek gmail com>]

Hi, Michael.  I certainly respect your point of view regarding Vinux.
I'll also put in a vote for Arch Linux, as I've heard good things
about it's accessiblity, and I happen to like what I've read by the
guy in charge of Arch Linux accessibility.  I also agree that the goal
should be achieving excellent accessibility in the main distros, not
pushing the blind into a specialty distro.  But I do want to mention
why I feel so strongly about contributing to Vinux, since I keep
hearing this idea that specialty distros are a bad idea.

IMO, the most powerful way for me to improve accessibility in the
major Linux distros is through contributing to Vinux.  I'm sure I
don't need to explain how often our advice to the major distros is
ignored.  Often, accessibility gets worse, rather than better, and
there's little we have been able to do about it.  In Vinux, any of us
can fix any problems that comes up, and we can test any new accessible
Linux technology.  So far, every single package fix we've first tested
and proved in Vinux/Ubuntu Lucid has been incorporated into Ubuntu
Lucid, if Lucid installs that package by default.  Ubuntu, with much
thanks to  Luke, is proving very willing to work with us.  I see it as
our job in Vinux land to make that as simple as possible.

Anyway, thanks for your audio walk-throughs, and all your other
contributions I see all over the net.  Count me as a fan.  When I
first found my sight was degrading, I think I found your audio
walk-throughs among the first signs on the Internet that there is life
for Linux users after vision loss.  Also, these are just my thoughts,
but it's Tony's that count for Vinux.  He may have somewhat different
motivations and inspirations for Vinux.

Bill