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[charles crawford]

	Perhaps we can find the grant money to have a tutorial really done
well.

-- charlie.


On Tue, 14 May 2002, Will Smith wrote:

> Hello Charles,
>
> Thanks for saying so well what I've been thinking for years!  I'd be glad
> to purchase a linux "how-to" tutorial that would  provide a solid and
> detailed step by step guide on how to set up and run slackware and debian
> for my daily online needs.
>
> I'm surprised that no one has been willing or able to create such a
> tutorial product, as I believe it would fill a great and growing need by
> many blind computer users.
>
> Will
> wilsmith at iglou.com
>  On Tue, 14 May 2002, Charles Crawford wrote:
>
> >
> > >Hi toby and all,
> >
> >
> >          You said: "Another way to put it, if I were
> > >being particularly blunt, which I'm not, is r t fm.
> > >
> > >Ok, so people don't use uniform interfaces, but that's great, cos it means
> > >that those that don't like a certain interface have a choice."
> >
> >
> >    While I understand what you are saying, the statement only reinforces
> > the view of the vast majority of people who reject Linux and Unix for that
> > matter based upon the real difficulties of using them.
> >
> >          I do not consider myself a novice at computing and I love the text
> > mode of Linux and it's speed, but spending inordinate amounts of time
> > trying to learn and use this obviously great system is a time consumer
> > neither I nor most other folks can aford.
> >
> >          Even when I have consulted the how to docs, I have to say that
> > they often only sort of help.  So why is there not a tape tutorial for
> > Linux tht can be used by the average blind person?  Maybe that is more
> > needed than any other project.
> >
> > -- Charlie.
> >
> >
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