I am not surprised to learn that the majority of the blind community is opposed to open-source desktops, but I am not willing to jump on the bandwagon to say that Microsoft is the way to go. I am blind and an open-source code-monkey... I like having the ability to dig down into code and make it accessible! Instead of relying on an entity such as Microsoft to shovel out what they believe to be a suitable interface for further Assistive Technology software to be developed. The problem lies in the fact that there are only a handful of Assistive Technology dev-heads in the open-source community, and they are the minority and underdogs in the Assistive Tech world. They receive minimal funds (if any) and are expected to compete with AT software that has been designed around standardized systems. I'm rambling...
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I am not surprised to learn that the majority of the blind community is opposed to open-source desktops, but I am not willing to jump on the bandwagon to say that Microsoft is the way to go. I am blind and an open-source code-monkey... I like having the ability to dig down into code and make it accessible! Instead of relying on an entity such as Microsoft to shovel out what they believe to be a suitable interface for further Assistive Technology software to be developed. The problem lies in the fact that there are only a handful of Assistive Technology dev-heads in the open-source community, and they are the minority and underdogs in the Assistive Tech world. They receive minimal funds (if any) and are expected to compete with AT software that has been designed around standardized systems. I'm rambling...