From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from nfs.azboss.net ([206.124.164.2] helo=mail.azboss.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17vNXu-0006cL-00 for ; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:46:34 -0400 Received: from NU7I (gw.shandrow.com [206.124.184.73]) by mail.azboss.net (8.11.3/8.11.0) with SMTP id g8SJjlc22660 for ; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 12:45:47 -0700 Message-ID: <003201c26727$c25a04a0$0201a8c0@NU7I> From: "Darrell Shandrow" To: References: <20020928152041.GC10984@rednote.net> <20020928181357.GE10984@rednote.net> Subject: Re: red hat 8.0 and the Speakup Modified Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 12:46:32 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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" To: 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup