From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from out1.smtp.messagingengine.com (out1.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.25]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48A07C1A1C7 for ; Fri, 4 Mar 2011 11:12:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.nyi.mail.srv.osa [10.202.2.41]) by gateway1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B506203BC for ; Fri, 4 Mar 2011 11:12:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from frontend2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:12:28 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=messagingengine.com; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; s=smtpout; bh=kZWJlBOgYit5IhlKwO4vcD5HAFw=; b=GUu3EiQM8jDkZ3/80n5tKKM0Lv0IWbrP170mTLGPkL9rG/Rn/09CAvmobv+owJW+oPY8Y808ZWgLIpmb/QxJApcDPGx8szWljXZ6rlN/t7YxhNeb25zgaSTd8TPWUl9EbEoi5tR815Ybb7peKQb7ge1wc9KVWRUtrRV9cN0BBi0= X-Sasl-enc: SW3waTGw1VFBl+imTCVQSneLpYonlpoDZD3Z+RT5Ld5Q 1299255147 Received: from [192.168.1.7] (128-193-247-78.resnet.oregonstate.edu [128.193.247.78]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B421E4444E2 for ; Fri, 4 Mar 2011 11:12:27 -0500 (EST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Subject: Re: Serial conflict From: Zachary Kline In-Reply-To: <4D710EF6.5000209@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 08:12:23 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <0E09BE0B-6C24-413A-ABAE-BD79FB91DFB0@speedpost.net> References: <4D6DAAFE.7020201@gmail.com> <20110302110133.GA6917@rx.westell.com> <4D6E808D.6040207@gmail.com> <20110302212017.GB17303@lnx3> <4D6EB855.90302@gmail.com> <4D710EF6.5000209@gmail.com> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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: Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:12:28 -0000 This is an excellent suggestion, if at all practical. If we did this it = might also let us handle USB serial ports and the like with ease, since = we'd then be in userspace. Hope we can make something of it, Zack. On Mar 4, 2011, at 8:10 AM, Christopher Moore wrote: > Hello, > Here's another thought: Suppose we did away with all the hardware = synth modules in speakup. All interaction with speakup could be done = through the /dev/softsyn device. This would require converting the = hardware modules to user-space programs which would communicate with = speakup over the /dev/softsyn device and to the hardware synth over the = /dev/tts serial device. >=20 > What I'm suggesting is to remove serial port support from speakup = since it appears to be problematic at best. >=20 > Chris > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup