Hi David, It's been several years since I played around with Vinux, which was a talking version of Linux. Over the next few days, I'll see if I can prepare a virtual machine with a version from their website, and then I'll report back.
All the best, Rod Sent from Outlook for Windows -----Original Message----- From: Talk <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David via Talk Sent: September 22, 2019 12:43 AM To: dhoffjr--- via Talk <[email protected]> Cc: David <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Off-topic: Linux Thanks, and sorry for late reply. I first of all, need to get hold of Linux; whichever version I might go for. Someone sent me a link for Vinux, but all I can find on that page, is a lot of blah-blah about the project. It says to download it from the FTP, but the address on the page is ftp://ftp.vinux.org.uk/ and when I try that one, it keeps asking me for a username and password. These are told to be vinuxftp both, but that does not work. Any other attempts I have made to get hold of that Vinux thing, simply just has failed. Do you happen to know, if that project still is going? On the Vinux.org.uk, the latest I can seem to find, is some notes from a couple of years back. So just wonder if it all has discontinued. Anyway, what else can I do. You mentioned a few versions, and to a newbie, it simply makes little difference. Sorry. Which version would you suggest I start with, and where to get it? My appologies for silly questions, but I am quite blank on the Linux field, so forebare with me please. Thanks again, David On 7/10/2019 7:20 PM, dhoffjr--- via Talk wrote: > I have been using Linux for about 10 years. Started out with a distro > called Vinux based on Debian and later on Ubuntu, and now using mainly > Debian in the console text mode with speech. There is a new release of > a distro called Slint from Slackware which I am currently also looking > at. Unfortunately, Linux does not have the equivalent of the WE screen > reader, and not all applications are accessible with the screen reader > that comes with Linux. > > I am also using WE with Windows 7 which I cannot get away from do to > business software I use. > > I check my email every morning and would be happy if you want to contact > me directly for any questions. > > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/rod_hutton%40hotmail.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
