From: "Thomas Ward" <tward@bright.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: Linux desktop push could benefit disabled (fwd)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 15:28:10 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <002a01c15741$e12566a0$40128fd1@enterprise> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <01101710561100.09216@lightstar>
Well, according to the Gnome site Sun is still working on Gnome 2, and a
early release of Gnome two is expected to come out later this year.
>From all the documentation I have read over the past few months there isn't
much credit to Sun dropping Gnome 2 just yet.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason" <unleet@qwest.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: Linux desktop push could benefit disabled (fwd)
> Well, it's a good thing that other companies have jumped on this, because
if
> the lastest headlines from slashdot are correct, Sun has dropped out of
the
> GNOME projects recently
>
>
> On Wednesday October 17, 2001 10:25 am, wacker@octothorp.org wrote
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 20:38:58 GMT
> > From: Maurice A. Mines <mmines@mines-family.net>
> > To: mmines@qwest.net
> > Subject: Linux desktop push could benefit disabled
>
> [snip]
> > The project to develop the hooks needed for accessibility hardware
and
> > software was begun by Sun Microsystems Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.),
but
> > has now gained the help of a number of companies within and
without
> > the small industry that focuses on accessibility for
handicapped
> > people. Among them are IBM, HP-Compaq and Linux proponents Red
Hat,
> > Eazel and TurboLinux.
> [snip]
> > "Gnome 2.0 has been completely redesigned; we're building full
support
> > for disabilities into it," said Peter Korn, accessibility manager
at
> > Sun, referring to the GNU project's Gnome platform for home and
office
> > desktop PCs. "It's no longer just a Sun effort. We have gotten lots
of
> > help from the open community."
> [snip]
>
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