From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.86] helo=cantata.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17vOGb-0007O9-00 for ; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 16:32:45 -0400 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (cantata.rednote.net [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) with ESMTP id g8SKWn1g012402 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL) for ; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 16:32:49 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) id g8SKWnEK012400 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 28 Sep 2002 16:32:49 -0400 Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 16:32:48 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: red hat 8.0 and the Speakup Modified Message-ID: <20020928203248.GL10984@rednote.net> References: <20020928152041.GC10984@rednote.net> <20020928181357.GE10984@rednote.net> <003201c26727$c25a04a0$0201a8c0@NU7I> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <003201c26727$c25a04a0$0201a8c0@NU7I> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-Operating-System: Linux cantata 2.4.16 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: Fair enough, Darrell, but you should know that a few of us have participated in the 8.0 beta which went by the names Limbo and then Null. I'm running Null right now as I type this to you. Darrell Shandrow writes: > From: "Darrell Shandrow" > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175