linux windows dividing line

[Jude DaShiell]

I think the dividing line between linux and windows is a simple question. 
Did other people consider you a dos expert before you ever used windows? 
If the answer is yes, linux is dos on steroids with an ethernet card 
interface available on installation.  If no, the would-be Linux user if 
they start up with gnome and gnopernicus can probably consider themselves 
in on the ground floor where the screen reader community was with windows 
say back in 1995 or maybe 1996.  The difference is, it wasn't necessary 
for the developers of Linux to nearly be sued for them to start working on 
accessibility.  Something that may be of some help for gnopernicus users I 
read over on gnome-accessibility-list yesterday.  If gnopernicus goes 
silent and it appears to be for no reason, you might try hitting 
control-escape.  A user on that list does this pretty frequently and is 
able to get gnopernicus talking a bit more.  I wonder if the <start> key 
might also be used too since control-escape is what's sent out by the 
<start> key also known as the <windows key>.