Debian Squeze and administration applications issue
Dear core developers,
I would like to initiate constructive discussion about long time
presistent problem not only in Debian distribution. Would You try to make
better su-to-root module, which would enable users of Debian Squeze with
Gnome live CD to use administration applications? Unfortunately, for now,
The onlyone solution which i know about is to kill GDM as a root user,
startx as root and then run Orca again, complete Orca setup questions and
logout and run startx again as a root from The same console. It is possible,
that somebody of us will have more ellegant solution, for example, use some
gnome-session module call with special option to avoid killing of GDM.
The fact is, that there are many Linux distros which are triing to solve
issues, while Orca is run as a non root user account and other application,
The most often administration application such as Gparted is run as root.
Ubuntu is suffering for many months because of at-spi-registryd random
crashes, other distros are triing to construct some work arounds to solve
this issue better, some distros constructors are rather resignating with
this faight and they are rather not triing to use visudo command and modifi
somethink. For example, core developers of Pclinux OSSS with Gnome.
I Am aware, that it is not easy to solve this issue, because The working
solution is not added to The Gnome official packages.
I Am very satisfied with The latest included Gnome and Gnome-orca in
Gnome 2.30 with latest awailable DEBian Squeeze updates in repository.
Brltty and Orca is cooperating very well, Espeak and Orca communication is
also excellent, no random crashes because of conflicts between Espeak and
sound servers.
Even many plugins for supporting streaming audio and video is awailable.
Thank's to this facts, Debian Squeze live is potentional candidate for
accessible multimedia based Linux distro with excellent support from Debian
community members.
So would somebody of us try to think about developing new revolutionar
algorithm, which will enable visually impaired users of Orca and other
at-spi related assistive technology to use applications with The root
privileges? You have very probably started to develope this algorithm. I AM
ready to debug Yours new techniques. I AM connected to The Internet and i
can download huge .iso images, so i AM ready to constructively cooperate
with You.
If i can be openheart to You, Debian Squeze and Gnome desktop
environment is working very reliably and fast. I tried many Linux Distros,
but Debian Squeze is excellent one eventhough i know, that it is The alpha
release.
Thank You very much for Yours answer.
With kindness regards.
Janusz Chmiel
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