20 Sep
2021
20 Sep
'21
5:42 a.m.
On 2021-09-20 6:45 a.m., Dave Collier-Brown via talk wrote:
The rise of chromebooks in school is probably the harbinger of a move of quasi-embedded linux from phones to the desktop.
And, more to Karen Lewellen's point, Chrome OS has to provide better accessibility than standard Linux distros as it's used and specified in many school districts and backed by a commercial entity that can be sued. It's deeply unfortunate, but accessibility only moves forward through the threat of legal action. The US Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has teeth, but who can be sued for Linux? Stewart