From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rhombus.bright.net ([205.212.123.75]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16SSYh-0005L9-00 for ; Sun, 20 Jan 2002 19:43:35 -0500 Received: from tward (woos-max1-cs-16.dial.bright.net [209.143.18.35]) by rhombus.bright.net (8.12.1/8.12.1) with SMTP id g0L0hb1E007519 for ; Sun, 20 Jan 2002 19:43:38 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <003301c1a214$bcd4e8c0$0100a8c0@tward> From: "Thomas Ward" To: References: <000a01c1a153$122bc360$c2f20141@cp286066a> <5.1.0.14.2.20020120082843.023c2a30@198.144.194.210> <002601c1a1dd$2de7e0e0$0100a8c0@tward> <3C4B4830.42F879A6@seidata.com> Subject: Re: Will Redhat Become a Division of AOL Time-Warner? Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 19:44:08 -0500 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 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 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: That would be an advantage. Might make someone think about trying it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Marriage To: Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 5:44 PM Subject: Re: Will Redhat Become a Division of AOL Time-Warner? > One of the nice things about linux is that it is text > based. The gui is simply another program that runs in > linux. Many of the programs used in the gui are just > graphical front ends to the text programs. > > As to the AOL Time Warner and Redhat merger, think about > everyone getting a couple linux CDs in the mail like the do > those AOL CDs. > > Ron > > > > Thomas Ward wrote: > > > > This is really bad. I shutter to think what RedHat will be like if AOL gets > > a hold of it. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Charles Crawford > > To: > > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 8:31 AM > > Subject: Re: Will Redhat Become a Division of AOL Time-Warner? > > > > > I wish I could be as optimistic. Actually, we will have to > > demand > > > that they keep the command line text runtime or they will simply do the > > > migration thing where the GUI is updated and the text is > > > forgotten. Witness the disappearance of DOS. > > > > > > -- Charlie. > > > > > > >Linux already comes with a GUI, but it can safely be ignored. > > > > > > > >On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, David Poehlman wrote: > > > > > > > > > but of course, it won't be accessible because they'll slap a gui on it > > > > > and lock it in. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Speakup mailing list > > > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > Ron Marriage > Homepage http://www.seidata.com/~marriage/ > Email mailto:marriage@seidata.com > Linux User Group http://www.seidata.com/~seilug/ > Blind Links http://www.seidata.com/~marriage/rblind.html > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >