b s d and orca

Linux for blind general discussion blinux-list at redhat.com
Sun May 17 15:25:03 UTC 2020


The key would be if orca can work with the installer.
I had thought of trying linux mint, but orca starts, then stops.
I hear orca will work with some distributions of linux, but that orca cannot work in each installer.

> On May 17, 2020, at 1:25 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, that’s new. Up to last year, I kept getting told in Theo’s more famous retort: “Not supported”.
> 
> -Eric
> 
> 
>> On May 13, 2020, at 7:00 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
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>> According to @solene at bsd.network <mailto:solene at bsd.network> (Mastodon) Orca is available on Open BSD. They do seem willing to help, as well. I don’t know if this is the Theo you mentioned, but it does seem that at least one BSD person would help.
>> 
>>> On May 13, 2020, at 12:46 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Don’t count on it ever being usable on OpenBSD. Theo, in his infinite wisdom, has pretty much blown off any requests for accessibility for the blind on that platform. You might have better luck on one of the other BSD’s (like FreeBSD)
>>> 
>>> What I wouldn’t give to go up to Canada, knock on Theo’s front door and shove a laptop with OpenBSD into his hands and tell him to fix it. It would be a little hard to ignore at that point, don’t you think?
>>> 
>>> -Eric
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On May 12, 2020, at 7:42 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
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>>>> Anyone know of a distribution of b s d with orca in its installer?
>>>> I had never used b s d before, but thought of giving it a try.
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