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In some aspects, such as in gaming, the Linux desktop has made
enormous strides in the past few years. In others, such as
accessibility, things have stagnated. At Open Source Summit North America (OSSNA), Matt Campbell spoke
about the need for, and an approach to, modernizing accessibility for
desktop Linux. This included a discussion of Newton, a fledgling
project that may greatly improve accessibility on the Linux desktop.