From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 24 23:40:14 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A645D16A417 for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:40:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45A1613C461 for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:40:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from root by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Iw4bS-0005e7-RS for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:40:02 +0000 Received: from 193.sub-70-193-2.myvzw.com ([70.193.2.193]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:40:02 +0000 Received: from Z_kline by 193.sub-70-193-2.myvzw.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:40:02 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: "Zachary Kline" Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:24:54 -0800 Lines: 21 Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 193.sub-70-193-2.myvzw.com X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 071124-0, 11/24/2007), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Sender: news Subject: Help with a new port? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:40:14 -0000 Hi, My name is Zachary Kline, and I've recently begun experimenting with BSD-style operating systems under Qemu. I happen to be blind, and thus Qemu's serial console--more specifically, the ability to redirect this console output over a TCP port--is the only way I could get FreeBSD installed, since it doesn't come with much in the way of accessibility tools. I can't fault anybody for this last, however. Anyway, to get to the point: I'm not quite sure where to ask this. I have a new port which I feel should be included in the FreeBSD accessibility category, if only because I noticed its absence in searching for it. I've had trouble getting it to port myself, though, and have little real programming experience of the kind it would require. This port is Emacspeak, from http://emacspeak.sf.net. It's a screen reader--though that term isn't really encouraged by the developer--for the Emacs work environment. I'm wondering if anybody on here might be able to help with this porting, or be willing to discuss accessibility of FreeBSD in general. Thanks much for your time, Zack.