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>>>>> "Craig" == Craig Martin <numbers@primenet.com> writes:

    Craig> hi, there, I have suggested to the folks at Synthavoice
    Craig> that they might try their hand at a product for Linux and x
    Craig> free 86. what do you all think of the idea?

	One or the other, not both please.  There are many free
operating systems that run X of some form.  There is no good technical
reason for a X screen reader to be Linux  dependent, so I don't think
it is a good idea  to introduce unnecessary non-portable features.

	I understand some people's desire to have a console mode
screen reader  and agree that this might have to be Linux dependent.
Either one of these goals would be reasonable, but  not both in the
same product.