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 18yhWo-0001S7-00 for ; Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:15:26 -0500 Received: from janina by cantata.rednote.net with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18yhWl-0004F1-00 for ; Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:15:23 -0500 Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:15:22 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Speakup and phoebe Message-ID: <20030328001522.GB16225@rednote.net> References: <20030327033454.GA12114@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-Operating-System: Linux cantata 2.4.20 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: I don't know the specifics of why, but understand it had to do with some security audit. Unfortunately, it wasn't cleared up in time. You are quite correct that this is a step in the wrong direction, and I join your concern that Speakup be returned to the kernels and boot disks shipped by the next Red Hat versions. Adam Myrow writes: > From: Adam Myrow > > So, why did Redhat choose to drop Speakup from their next version? It > sounds like maybe somebody didn't like the modified kernel. So, they > should have done like Slackware and gave the user a choice of a > Speakup-enabled kernel or not. BTW, Slackware 9.0 just came out and has > Gnome 2.2 with accessibility plug-ins, and still supports Speakup. It is > down to a boot disk and two root disks to install, but also has a third > option which is some sort of boot manager on a separate disk that will > supposedly boot a CDROM even on computers that otherwise can't boot one. > I don't know if this will speak or not, but it sure sounds interesting. I > sure hope Redhat reconsiders dropping Speakup as it is a major step in the > wrong direction. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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