# Invitation to Weekly Voice Conference on all things Linux, F

Category: Geeks r Us

## Post 1 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Monday, 29-Oct-2012 16:14:24

On Monday evenings, beginning at 8 PM (US-Eastern Time), a bunch of us Linux users gather on the Accessible Computing Foundation's Mumble server for an informal conference, where we discuss progress on accessibility developments, ask/answer questions, provide technical and social support, and plan the new how-to/demo podcast, revolving around the Sonar distribution. I invite you all and your friends to bring your questions, concerns, etc, to our meetings.
To join us, visit the ACF's server as follows:
Label: Whatever you want (e. g. Accessible Freedom;
address: mumble.accessiblefreedom.org;
port: 31277.
If you use a Debian-based Linux distro, the Mumble client is in the standard repository. If you're using Windows, OSX, or Android, you can find the client on mumble.sourceforge.net.
I didnt really want to put this in Geeks Are Us; am hoping that non-geeks join our meetings. No other board seems a better fit, however.

## Post 2 by Shell Script (I just keep on posting!) on Monday, 29-Oct-2012 17:45:19

Are you going to make Archives of said conference, please. My computer's being used by another person for college, and if there's an archive, I think I can help out too.

## Post 3 by roxtar (move over school!) on Monday, 29-Oct-2012 18:49:53

This sounds really cool. I plan to attend next week.
Thanks

## Post 4 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Monday, 29-Oct-2012 20:24:39

As of right now, we're not recording the conferences. I'm willing to meet anyone on the server at a more-convenient time.

## Post 5 by Shell Script (I just keep on posting!) on Monday, 29-Oct-2012 20:42:04

Okay. I wonder if a BrailleNote can get on the server, just to listen or something. That would be a neat function for KeySoft, Mumble Support.

## Post 6 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Monday, 29-Oct-2012 21:07:50

Not that Im aware of, but you'd have to adk the makers of your device. Mumble is free and open-sources, so, it's a theoretical possibility. LOL. We just finished the weekly informal session, but the first podcast episode will be recorded tomorrow night. We plan to intro outselves and the notion of free software. Links to feed and episodes to follow.

## Post 7 by Shell Script (I just keep on posting!) on Tuesday, 30-Oct-2012 8:15:21

I am looking forward to this. It's time I cut the strings of Windows, and dive headfirst into Linux!

## Post 8 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Tuesday, 30-Oct-2012 10:10:04

If you're going to do something like this, head-first is the best way. You know how it is when you just dip your toes in, and it's cold, brrrr... LOL. And then, you say "Oh, that's far enough"...

## Post 9 by Shell Script (I just keep on posting!) on Tuesday, 30-Oct-2012 10:55:19

So, to give me a view, is Linux 100% command prompt now, or is it like 50% GUI and 50% Command Prompt. I've been reading up on Main Menu1 with reviews done by Matt Campbell.

## Post 10 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Tuesday, 30-Oct-2012 11:27:54

Unless he's made new shows, Matt Campbell's posts are very old, when the Linux GUI was almost non-existant. Most new users of desktop Linux use mostly the GUI; those who operate it mainly as servers are more likely to not even have the GUI installed. So, you can run it 100% command line (this making multi-media stuff very hard), or 100% GUI (if you're a GUI sort of person). The GUI just sits on top of the CLI.

## Post 11 by Shell Script (I just keep on posting!) on Wednesday, 31-Oct-2012 12:00:03

What types of desktops are supported. I've heard of Gnome, KDE, and another of which I don't remember from a podcast called Going Linux. This can be found at http://goinglinux.com

## Post 12 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Wednesday, 31-Oct-2012 12:08:57

Right now, GNOME has the best support for accessibility. Some QT applications, for instance, the Mumble client, are made accessible, using the QT-AT-SPI bridge and Orca. Jonathan Nadeau, Founder of the Accessible Computing Foundation, is nearly ready to release a flavor of his Sonar distro, with XFCE or LXDE, made accessible by means of Orca. Mate is a fork of GNOME 2, but with no accessibility support at all. The 2D version of Ubuntu's Unity desktop is accessible, using Orca; the 3D version, less so. KDE accessibility is not yet ready for prime-time.

## Post 13 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Wednesday, 31-Oct-2012 12:37:47

Speaking of Sonar GNU/Linux , get the live DVD image, burn or install to flash drive, and give it a spin! I'm using an installation of Debian Wheezy; that's a long story, for another thread and/or the podcast. Speaking of the cast, last night, Jonathin, a regular of the Monday meets named Kyle, and I 'taped' the first episode. We introduced ourselves, the GNU Project, the Free Software Foundation, and the freedoms it advocates. We ended with a brief discussion of the major distributions and their histories. Watch this space for the rss feed address; the episode is still in editing. Thank you, Bass Player, for all your questions; you're helping to shape the next episode, and probably some future ones, as well.

## Post 14 by Shell Script (I just keep on posting!) on Wednesday, 31-Oct-2012 14:48:43

Speaking of what?

## Post 15 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Wednesday, 31-Oct-2012 16:56:05

Sonar GNU/Linux. Did the link not work? It's another remix of Ubuntu, with a few accessibility enhancements. Many distros, including Ubuntu and derivatives, are available as "live cd images"; that is, you get a working version of the system, but self-contained on a dvd or flash drive, that you can try, demonstrate, or use as a portable system. You can install, to your hard drive or a virtual space, from a live image.

## Post 16 by Shell Script (I just keep on posting!) on Wednesday, 31-Oct-2012 17:08:15

Cool. How do you show links on the forums? Just as general reference, because mine don't show up.

## Post 17 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Wednesday, 31-Oct-2012 17:18:05

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&LT; a href="www.google.com">Search the Interwebs
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## Post 18 by Shell Script (I just keep on posting!) on Wednesday, 31-Oct-2012 19:17:47

Almost like this?
Looa at the Web

## Post 19 by Shell Script (I just keep on posting!) on Wednesday, 31-Oct-2012 19:18:22

Hmmm, it didn't show! What's going on?

## Post 20 by Shell Script (I just keep on posting!) on Wednesday, 31-Oct-2012 19:20:01

Hmmm, odd. It worked, yet it didn't show automatically. I wonder why. Sorry for tripple posting, just gotta make sure I've got it.

## Post 21 by roxtar (move over school!) on Saturday, 03-Nov-2012 12:48:57

that link did go to google, so it looks like you did ok.

## Post 22 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Sunday, 04-Nov-2012 12:03:42

But, as all roads lead to Rome, all links go to Google. LOL!

## Post 23 by Shell Script (I just keep on posting!) on Sunday, 04-Nov-2012 12:37:42

We2l, all links go to the majority of search engines. To use cliche, you can run, but you can't hide. Not in cyberspace.