From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms-smtp-02.texas.rr.com ([24.93.36.230]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18rLYh-0000Fq-00 for ; Fri, 07 Mar 2003 12:22:59 -0500 Received: from tomass.dyndns.org (cs2417533-238.austin.rr.com [24.175.33.238]) by ms-smtp-02.texas.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h27HK6n1016518 for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:20:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from stivers_t by tomass.dyndns.org with local (Exim 4.10) id 18rLYe-0000wL-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 07 Mar 2003 11:22:56 -0600 Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 11:22:56 -0600 From: Thomas Stivers To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Bookshare & O'reilly books make an aggreement Message-ID: <20030307172256.GA3608@tomass.dyndns.org> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <20030305005731.GA1433@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> <009401c2e359$cb94b430$6401a8c0@nu7i> <20030307145030.GP2860@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030307145030.GP2860@rednote.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i 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: On 03/07/03 9:50 AM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > Of course, if you log in from Saturn, you might have a problem. This discrimination on the basis of planet of origin or residence is unexceptable. That is why we must support the SDA (Saturnians with Disabilities Act) and the like whole heartedly. Ok time to remove tongue from cheek now. > > Darrell Shandrow writes: > > From: "Darrell Shandrow" > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > Bookshare is proprietary enough to assure the copyrights of publishers. > > There are now tools for Linux to unpack the books. No, those tools are not > > open source, but the binaries are available free of charge. There is a cost > > for the service because there are costs incurred by Benetech to run the > > service. :-) > > > > Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! > > Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! > > A+, CCNA, Network+! > > Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i > > My deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the astronauts lost in > > the 2/1/03 space shuttle explosion! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steve Holmes" > > To: "Speakup List" > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 5:57 PM > > Subject: Re: Bookshare & O'reilly books make an aggreement > > > > > > > This sounds exciting in a way because I dumpped the safari service I > > > used to have last year when they went with that goddamn java crap and > > > I told them why I was dropping out. > > > > > > The problem here though, Isn't bookshare proprietary? and aren't they > > > windows-only? if yes to the above questions, then it's just another > > > thing that forces a blind person to buy in to over $800 worth of > > > software and maybe even buy winblows just so he/she could use this > > service. > > > -- > > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > > > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Unix is a user friendly operating system. It just picks its friends more carefully than others. Thomas Stivers e-mail: stivers_t@tomass.dyndns.org GPG: 45CBBABD http://stivers-home.dyndns.org