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From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@azboss.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: red hat 8.0 and the Speakup Modified
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 12:46:32 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <003201c26727$c25a04a0$0201a8c0@NU7I> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020928181357.GE10984@rednote.net>

Hi Janina!

I recommend keeping the old files around at least until a number of us users
have verified that everything works as it should with RedHat 8.0's Speakup
implementation and, of course, with the rest of the OS as well...

Thanks.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@rednote.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: red hat 8.0 and the Speakup Modified


> Dear Friends:
>
> It now seems all but official. Even the Red Hat Home Page is featuring
articles about Red Hat 8.0 which plainly state it
> will be released this coming Monday, September 30. I am delighted to
inform you that Speakup and the Speakup keymap are
> included in this release. Sites such as Linux Central are already taking
orders, but we suggest you wait to get CD ROMs
> directly from Red Hat for less, unless, of course, you actually want to
pay more for those printed manuals. In the long
> standing tradition, iso images will also be available for download from
mirror sites worldwide. And, I am hard at work
> writing changes to our web page on the Speakup web site--and editing the
HOWTO to reflect this exciting development.
>
> Congratulations to Bill Acker for his patience and perseverance working
over the past few years with various staffers
> from Red Hat, on several Red Hat lists, and with us on the Speakup
Modified. Bill's the real reason Speakup is now
> officially part of the Red Hat distribution, and there's a README about
accessibility support in Red Hat products which
> singles him out. Way to go, Bill!
>
> There is a question, though, for which we want guidance from the community
on the Speakup list. Here's the simple
> question:
>
> Should we continue to offer the old, now about to be defunct, Speakup
Modified version 7.3? Is there some special reason
> to keep those files around? For a little while? For a longer while? How
long? And for what purpose?
>
> The days of the Speakup Modified have come to an end, and we're happy
about it. But, if folks here find it useful, Kirk
> would probably not mind those older files hanging around awhile longer.
>
> What do you think? Let us know your thoughts.
>
>
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Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 should I wait for red hat 8.0? Jared
 ` Janina Sajka
   ` Darrell Shandrow
     ` Adam Myrow
     ` Sunfire
       ` Alex Snow
         ` Sunfire
           ` Alex Snow
             ` Sunfire
       ` Nick Pinney | Lutris
     ` Janina Sajka
       ` Darrell Shandrow
         ` Darragh
           ` Darrell Shandrow
           ` Janina Sajka
   ` Sunfire
     ` Alex Snow
       ` Sunfire
         ` Alex Snow
           ` Sunfire
   ` red hat 8.0 and the Speakup Modified Janina Sajka
     ` Gregory Nowak
     ` Sunfire
       ` Janina Sajka
         ` Sunfire
           ` Janina Sajka
             ` Darrell Shandrow
               ` Janina Sajka
     ` Darrell Shandrow [this message]
       ` Darragh
       ` Janina Sajka
     ` Bear in SFO
       ` William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123
         ` Adam Myrow
           ` Aaron Howell
             ` Adam Myrow
               ` Janina Sajka
               ` Aaron Howell
     [not found]             ` <Pine.LNX.4.44.0209281915320.1975-100000@homerun.midsouth.r r.com>
               ` Bear in SFO
                 ` Adam Myrow
                   ` Darrell Shandrow
                   ` Geoff Shang
         ` Aaron Howell
         ` Richard Villa
     [not found]       ` <Pine.LNX.4.44.0209281659170.8451-100000@wb2flw.octothorp.o rg>
         ` Bear in SFO
     ` Charles Crawford
     ` Geoff Shang
     [not found] <20020929005902.2973.94872.Mailman@speech.braille.uwo.ca>
 ` Thomas Ward

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