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Adam Myrow writes:
> 
> On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, Aaron Howell wrote:
> 
> > Yes, at the boot prompt you still need to type
> > text speakup_synth=xxx
> 
> So, what you are saying is that the default kernel will have Speakup.
> Won't that be a nuisance for a sighted user?

Why would this be a nuisance for the sighted user? Why is having Speakup in the kernel more of a nuisance than any other
element of the kernel, which some user may or may not need?