Hello, 2008/8/29, Travis Siegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Speaking of freedos 1.1. > I know freedos isn't intended to be dos *exactly* but it is intended > to be a free dos replacement. > This is fine for those using emulators under other operating systems, > and those who can see their screens. > However, I'm interested in using freedos as well, and not being able > to see, kind of puts a crimp in things. > Last time I tried running my screen reader on freedos (admittedly, it > was several years ago, and freedos wasn't anywhere near ver 1.0) it > just plain didn't work. > However, since then, I know freedos has come a long way, and I have > decided to get involved (if possible) to help freedos work for > visually impaired users as well. > There is a free w/source screen reader for dos called provox. > (can't remember where I found it, but can go look it up if needed) > I'm curious if I can get it to compile and operate properly under > freedos, is this something the freedos maintainers would be willing to > include in the main distribution? > > Most modern operating systems have some sort of screen reader built-in > (although some are *extremely* limited) such as narrator, but others > such as speakup and orca included with a lot of linux distros are very > functional, and of course, osx includes a full-blown screen reader > called voiceover. > I didn't write provox, but I *think* I know the person who did, though > the source is gpl, and technically, we shouldn't have to ask his > permission. > If this could be made to work, freedos could then be listed as blind- > friendly, and would likely win a few more supporters. > > So, I guess what it boils down to is: > how does one go about including a product in the base distribution, > and is screen reader access something the freedos team would agree to > include? > Thanks for any information provided. >
I guess in a CD there is enough room. The only need is that the basic rules are observed: basically that the license must be GNU-GPL 2 or "weaker", and just to observe some basic rules about how the packing should be. Have a look at the several documentation how-tos at fd-doc to get an idea. Also you should fill-in a LSM record for the program, so that it can be tracked. FD-DOC: http://fd-doc.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php LSM: http://www.freedos.org/freedos/software/ Greetings and good luck! Aitor ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
