I can't tell y'all how much I love #Emacs. It was the first interface that really intrigued me. It was the first interface where I felt like there was so much I could learn about. And Emacspeak brought it to life for me. Headings spoken by a deeper voice. Italics spoken by a higher, rather fuzzy voice. Bold spoken by a deep voice, almost like headings. Because headings are bold, and large. A calendar where I could move around the actual calendar, not just a list of events. Want to know what date next Friday is? Find Friday of this week, and simply press Down arrow. Or C-n if you're really into Emacs. And there it is. Oh and Nov-mode (nov.el). I can't say enough about that package. An EPUB reader that doesn't choke on a huge book. And Markdown-mode and Org-mode, and even HTML-mode. With Emacspeak, I could hear the syntax highlighting. That way, I knew if I didn't close a bracket pair, or quotes, not only by the punctuation itself, but how the voice sounds.

And now Emacspeak hasn't been updated in a year. Luckily, I think T.V. Raman has made fixes up to Emacs 30. But beyond that, I don't know. I hope it's not abandoned forever. I maybe could use Emacs through Orca, or BRLTTY, or maybe Speechd-el, if I can figure out how it's supposed to be set up and used well. But it feels like such a pail imitation of Emacspeak. But then, unconfigured Emacs doesn't feel all that special either.

#Emacs #foss #Emacspeak #accessibility #blind #linux

If you’re like me and enjoy watching streams or listening to multiple audio sources, check out my newly updated @pipewire based script! It makes muting or unmuting sound from different sources really easy.

Find it here:
github.com/zikusooka/toggle-pw…
Context: joseph.zikusooka.com/?p=2637

#ZikTIPs #Linux #PipeWire #Multimedia

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#unix_surrealism #technomage #openbsd #9front #linux #comic #ksh

I wasn't going to post anything about #linux #a11y today, but some things keep coming up, and I think it's time I took a break from yelling.

So an interlude, then. Lets look at some of the good that's happening.

As always, feedback is welcome, and subscribe via email or rss for more of what I write.

fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-w…

#linuxAccessibility #blogging #accessibility #linuxDesktop

Well crap. Tried Slint, but it like, uses Alsa and doesn't have sound drivers for my main sound card, and using a USB sound card, well it broke after I saved Orca settings. Not even a restart fixed it. Meh. Ah well. Linux breaks.

#slint #blind #accessibility #Linux #foss

Huh, if you need good #accessibility (special needs, bad eyes, blindness) you will fail with #Linux.

Linux on Desktop is a hell, even for IT pros.

Who says you can’t have #privacy and #security in an OS?

Meet PureOS — the #Linux OS that respects you.

✅No ads
✅No trackers
✅No #surveillance
✅No terms of service traps

Run it on Purism’s Librem 5 & Liberty Phone.

Link - What is #PureOS?: puri.sm/posts/what-is-pureos-a…

@lcruggeri Seems like it would be good to encourage and normalize a trend towards sharing about what FOSS we've donated to most recently. Make it a part of FOSS social culture. If we're openly sharing every time we donate it might encourage or remind others.

My most recent donations were to the Linux Mint folks, Thunderbird, Wikipedia. My donations are always small due to my budget but repeated throughout the year as often as I'm able.

#Linux #FOSS

I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn't Love Me Back

fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-w…

Discussions: discu.eu/q/fireborn.mataroa.bl…

#a11y #linux #unix

I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back: Post 1 – Built for Control, But Not for People — fireborn

Lack of accessibility for the blind

#a11y, #linux

I Want to Love Linux. It Doesn’t Love Me Back
fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-w…

by @fireborn

Read this article! I promise this is not another “I’ve tried Linux but it is too hard” post but a very insightful and well-written piece on accessibility across the Linux landscape.

#accessibility #linux #usability

I strongly suggest reading this well-written blog post about experiences of a blind longtime #Linux user:

fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-w…

Accessibility is not an optional "feature" in GUI. It is a must. We all should feel responsible to make the GUI accessible. Period!

#accessibility @A11yAwareness

Wonder what the most screen reader accessible linux distro is in 2025.
Over 5 years ago, I tried Ubuntu mate, but it was hit and miss, and was told at the time, that it would the best.

Thoughts?

#a11y #linux #ubuntu #linuxaccessibility #linuxa11y #blind

#fishlinux

#unix_surrealism #openbsd #linux #art

This post on the #accessibility of #Linux is heartbreaking.

So sad seeing systems going from good (or even just okay) to absolutely non-functional because of neglect in the name of progress.

If you’re leaving people behind, it’s not progress. It’s exclusion.

fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-w…

“Linux ‘just works’ – if you can see.
…
This isn’t a bug.
This is neglect.”

– @fireborn

fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-w…

(And its ableist culture will sooner make you the villain for criticising it rather than acknowledging the failing and fixing the status quo. ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-be… There’s a reason I’m back on Mac after six years on Linux. As a developer, it was impacting my ability to make what I’m building accessible. And I reject the unspoken premise that the source being open is somehow more important than the human right to universal access. Ethical technology requires more than just the “four freedoms” web.archive.org/web/2025041809… This is why inclusivity is a core Small Technology principle. small-tech.org/about/#small-te…)

#accessibility #inclusivity #universalAccess #a11y #linux #FOSS #openSource #freeSoftware #freedom

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We’re a tiny and independent two-person not-for-profit based in Ireland. We’re working on building the Small Web.

^{Small Technology Foundation}

The #Linux #kernel's #PGP Web of Trust

blog.kleine-koenig.org/ukl/the… (by @ukleinek )

"[…] However there is a problem on the horizon: GnuPG 2.4.x started to reject third-party key signatures using the SHA-1 hash algorithm. […] This doesn't directly affect the kernel-pgpkeys repo, […] When Konstantin imported the updated certificate GnuPG's "cleaning" was applied which dropped all SHA-1 signatures. So Theodore Ts'o's key lost 168 signatures, among them one by Linus Torvalds on his primary UID. […] That made me wonder what would be the effect on the web of trust if all SHA-1 signatures were dropped. Here are the facts: […]"

So, I'm about to try Slint! Thanks to @JessDail for reminding me about it. Except this time I'm going to try it in a VM because I do not want a repeat of the Fedora incident from a week ago. Ugh.

slint.fr/en/home.html

#accessibility #slackware #slint #linux #foss #blind

New #intro!

I’m a hyperjack musician, writer & video artist. My latest album, ‘Status’, is mainly about escaping Big Tech dystopia.

My website meljoann.com includes nerdy blog posts on Faircamp, Owncast & leaving mainstream social media.

Some stuff I love:

#musicProduction #videoProduction #books #experimentalMusic #electronicMusic #RandB #earlyMusic #improvisedMusic #science #knitting #history #scienceFiction #horror #alternativeComedy #anarchism #foss #linux #introduction

Meljoann.

Website of hyperjack music producer, writer and video artist, Meljoann.

^Meljoann.

Who says you can’t have privacy and security in an OS?

Meet PureOS — the #Linux OS that respects you.

✅ No ads
✅ No trackers
✅ No surveillance
✅ No terms of service traps

Run it on @Puri_sm’s Librem 5 & Liberty Phone.

Link to Article "What Is PureOS? A Beginner’s Guide for iOS, Android, and Windows Users": puri.sm/posts/what-is-pureos-a…

nixCraft (@cyberciti.biz)

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> Kind reminder to all of my followers 😉 #linux #unix #backups

This tool can be used to convert a Docker image to an executable github.com/rzane/docker2exe

#linux #golang

GitHub - rzane/docker2exe: Convert a Docker image to an executable

Convert a Docker image to an executable. Contribute to rzane/docker2exe development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

How does one go about measuring the battery drain of a Wayland compositor? Are there any reasonably simple tests to at least roughly check for regressions in this area?

#wayland #linux

So I was browsing the Internet today, and so I found some weird script someone made for Linux which takes a screenshot and describes it with Gemini. As usual, read the script before running it and all that, I obviously wasn't the one who created it because I don't code, so I cannot answer any questions about it or make new features or anything like that. But yeah I mean it's also AI, so don't use it, and Linux will obviously be filled with slop because of this awful person who added A11yAI to Linux, but yeah here it is:

dropbox.com/scl/fi/qy49ewvvj0g…

#ai #blind #linux

Looking for a new laptop that runs Linux out of the box? Get a ThinkPad!

Lenovo has been offering ThinkPads with Fedora and @ubuntu preinstalled for a few years now. The more people who shop for these devices, the more attention they can give to this business!

Here's an article of someone discovering Lenovo's Linux program: news.itsfoss.com/lenovo-cuts-w…

#Fedora #Lenovo #ThinkPad #Linux #OpenSource

Lenovo Cuts the Windows Tax and offers Cheaper Laptops with Linux Pre-installed

Lenovo is doing something that many aren't.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

Want to make your own custom image of Fedora Atomic Desktops? Use bootc and have at it. :)

Learn more: fedoramagazine.org/building-yo…

#Fedora #FedoraAtomic #Linux #OpenSource

Building your own Atomic (bootc) Desktop - Fedora Magazine

Bootc and associated tools provide the basis for building a personalised desktop. This article will describe the process to build your own custom installation.

^{Daniel Mendizabal (Fedora Project)}

I have a PC that came preloaded with 10.

It is over 5 years old now. It still has not seen Linux yet, but that is because it has not seen power.

Just for spite, I wiil wait until after the 10 EOL before I install Debian.

#Linux #Debian

Da sitzt man nichts ahnend im Zug, daddelt ein wenig auf seinem ubuntu #Linux Laptop, und der junge Mann nebenan sagt, dass er von Windows frustriert sei, ubuntu schon ausprobiert habe, aber noch Fragen hätte, wie man Programme installiert.

Tja, steigt man dann ab in das RabbitHole, #deb, #Flatpack, #Snap, #AppImage oder wie?