From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.42]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Ho3j4-000501-00 for ; Tue, 15 May 2007 16:34:30 -0400 Received: from ALBERTLC7SN0ZA ([68.163.161.145]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JI300ENTNT3A083@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 15 May 2007 15:34:18 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 16:35:52 -0400 From: "Albert E. Sten-Clanton" Subject: Re: heretical thoughts was Re: Speakup dropped from Ubuntu To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-id: <000b01c79730$a27799c0$6405a8c0@ALBERTLC7SN0ZA> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1896 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: <87sl9yndw2.fsf@cox.net> <20070515190630.GB13719@localhost.localdomain> <87odklonyr.fsf@cox.net> X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 20:34:30 -0000 If you're right about the trend, then once again we will have = second-rate access, as we do with Windblows. I'll keep hardware speech = around as long as I can. Al ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "C.M. Brannon" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." = Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 4:01 PM Subject: Re: heretical thoughts was Re: Speakup dropped from Ubuntu > Gregory Nowak writes: >=20 > > I'm in full agreement with you there. I will personally not buy a = usb > > synth, until I know that the manufacturer has released the specs for > > it without requiring an NDA to be signed. >=20 > This isn't going to happen. IIRC, the Tripple Talk USB came out 5 or > 6 years ago. >=20 > > Yes, gentoo, fedora, can be > > installed over ssh. Grml, ubuntu can be installed with software > > speech. However, what if someone wants to install and use a distro > > like debian or slackware, that support neither option as far as I > > know? >=20 > If you have a laptop made in the last couple of years, you won't be > able to do a talking install of Slackware, Debian, etc. > This trend will become more pronounced; it's only a matter of time > before hardware speech is nonviable. > So we need to start thinking about long-term solutions. > -- Chris >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20 >=20 > --=20 > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition.=20 > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.1/805 - Release Date: = 5/15/2007 10:47 AM >=20 >