Although Windows is by far the most widely used OS, You might be aware that a good amount (me not knowing the exact number) of blind users, that lean more and more to Linux. Not because that is anything greater, but due to all the high-pricing and all the copyright/blahblah from Microsoft, and assistive companies like Scentific and GW as well as the rest of that gang. When recently asking for Linux users among the blind, I was surprised of the great response; leading me to believe the number of Linux users is fair enough to be considered. To what extend your development ever will be possible for a cross-platform environment between Linux and Windows, I do have no idea. Of course, there is emulators for Linux, that let the Linux user run a windows software; but I have no idea if the service would be of interest for Linux users.
----- Original Message ----- From: RicksPlace To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 2:09 PM Subject: NonWindows Scriptors Hi: Can anyone give me a ballpark guess on how many blind scriptors do not use or have access to a Windows Operating System for App development? I would guess it would be less than 10 percent but I have never talked allot to non U.S. computer users. The ones I have talked to used Windows but I understand other Operating Systems were, about 5 or 10 years ago, popular in China and some other countries. So, if you can, give me a ballpark idea of the concentration of Windows users abroad... I might develop a AutoLanguageTranslator and am trying to decide whether to use an existing code base, with permissions, or create a new .net App from scratch. The .net version is what I work in and would offer some significant features not available in a vBS script without major headaches - if they could be implemented at all. If most of us use Windows Operating Systems then I will lean twoard the .net approach if I can get it implemented. If not, it is what it is and I will consider the alternative. Rick USA
