Colin I don't think the Linux that was specifically usable by blind people 
that was developed in the uk may not have been updated.  Nextup might work 
you'd have to experiment to see if it would work. 73- pat kk3f

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From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 11:31 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: slightly off topic but still radio related; linux OS?

> I am interested to know if anyone on list uses the linux ubuntu operating
> system, and if so, what sort of speech accessibility is availible?
> I ask because DSD 1.4, digital speech decoder, can now decode the EDACS
> Provoice digital systems in realtime instead of just saving it to a wav 
> file
> for later listening.
> The lag time is about 4 seconds, but it'll do it in realtime now.
> The only software currently able to decode provoice consistently is DSD
> along with Mbelid, and they only run on linux V10.04.
>
> Our local police department uses Provoice for certain comms and now that 
> the
> technology is availible to listen to it, I want to start learning how to 
> use
> it.
>
> So if anyone who successfully uses linux 10.04 could let me know where to
> get started, I would very much appreciate it.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BS
>