Re: [orca-list] Benefits of Linux

[Victor Lawrence <victorelawrence gmail com>]

This is definitely true.  One just has to have the patience to learn the command line and understand the benefits of using it to perform certain tasks.

  Many don’t have the patience to memorize long character strings.  Ubuntu Mate is very attractive to many because it has many menus like some versions of Windows which many prefer.

Victor

On Sep 26, 2018, at 12:09 PM, José Vilmar Estácio de Souza <vilmar informal com br> wrote:

For me command line is extremely useful when for example I need to manipulate large files.

Sometimes I need to eliminate duplicate lines or cut parts of lines from large files. Linux is equipped with commands that simplify this operations.

I could use the following sequence to eliminate duplicate lines:

sort large_file.txt |uniq >no_dupl.txt

or

sort large_file.txt |uniq -d dupl.txt

The last command will create a file with the lines that are duplicated in the file.

Depending on the application command line can be useful.

On 9/26/18 3:54 PM, Victor Lawrence via orca-list wrote:

Another benefit of Linux is that you no longer have to use the command line, especially if you are a casual computer user and the command line interface intimidates you.  You can now use Linux with the graphical user interface and many applications have keyboard shortcuts.  Many mistakenly think you have no choice but to use the command line and this is a misconception.
  I never use the command line and I do just fine with the graphical user interface.

Victor

On Sep 26, 2018, at 6:26 AM, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel panix com> wrote:

1) Largest support service on the planet, nothing any proprietary vendor
can possibly match let alone exceed.
2) Much more operating stability than Windows,
3) Command line use provides power access to the systems,
4) Bare metal installs are way more possible than windows for screen
reader users which means,
5) user/installer of system survives a malware crash far better than
others,
6) Apple has made bare bones install for screen reader users possible
since 2006 because OSX is a cousin of Darwin which is a cousin to Linux.

On Wed, 26 Sep 2018, Milton wrote:

Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 09:10:54
From: Milton <milton duurzaamdigitaal org>
To: Jeanette C. <julien mail upb de>, Andy Borka <sonfire11 gmail com>
Cc: orca-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Benefits of Linux

It is great to have a tool which in this case is the computer, operating
system and applications, that is community-driven that comes with far more
values than tools based on primair financial interest. For reasons of digital
security, sustainibility and the possibility to have directly contact with
developers make it awesome to own such tool. Further more this tool means
freedom and preventing for constantly returning costs.

Milton
Op 26-09-18 om 08:12 schreef Jeanette C. via orca-list:

Sep 26 2018, Andy Borka via orca-list has written:

Hi,



I am bias in this subject from a technical point of view. Someone asked me
what the benefits of using Linux with orca is over say Windows and OSX.

...
Hi Andy,
as you mentioned most - if not all - software is free, i.e. doesn't cost
anything.
Depending on your field of work, there will be - at least - one kind of
helpful online community. Most major applications even have their own
mailinglists or other forms of online group.
Mostly it is easy to contact development teams directly and with
courtesey and reason, you will find open ears, help and - if possible -
willingness to listen to the user-base.
In many fields one can find good documentation. In some cases so much
that it would need guidance to choose the best one to start with.
With initiative the Linux user experience is highly customiseable. This
extends from the look and feel of the desktop environment to the choice
of tools. In some areas there are very particular tools allowing to
support a lot of different workflows and points of view.
As long as there are enough engaged users of an application, there's a
built-in guarantee that this application will be updated and at least
be maintained to work on modern systems.
If a user is willing and by any means capable, Linux can be a very
educational experience, leading a user to understand the system and in
time (fully) maintain it and/or build once own highly specific work
environment.

There is the other side as well. Please note that I am not belittling or
criticing anyone. Linux does still appear to have a steeper learning
curve. I am not well-acquainted with windows myself, but with mac. The
the mac screenreader works, it is very consistent, easy to get and
powerful. Especially in a few areas of work (i.e. professional music
production) Linux cannot (yet) compete. To be fair: to be really
competitive with the other systems, does cost a pretty penny. The other
systems appear to require less initiative on the user's side to setup a
reasonable working environment and familiarise with it to a degree where
everyday work is possible.

As has been seen though, once a certain software becomes accessible,
doesn't mean that it will stay accessible. I have never encountered this
problem with opensource packages. This doesn't mean it doesn't happen,
but would be a rare occasion. Quite on the contrary, I have seen quite a
few packages been made accessible, sometimes for as little as one user
or simply as a general movement of inclusion and openness.

HTH.

Best wishes,

Jeanette

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