From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from s-out-001.smtp25.com (s-out-001.smtp25.com [67.228.91.90]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8A1271EF08B for ; Wed, 1 May 2013 12:11:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ccs.covici.com (ccs.covici.com [70.109.53.110]) by s-out-001.smtp25.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id r41GBCGX008164 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Wed, 1 May 2013 12:11:12 -0400 Received: from ccs.covici.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.6/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r41GBCqp004270; Wed, 1 May 2013 12:11:12 -0400 To: "John G. Heim" Subject: Re: Any News on cut-and-paste bug? In-reply-to: <518139B2.4020400@math.wisc.edu> References: <9382.1367414022@ccs.covici.com> <17720.1367417454@ccs.covici.com> <518139B2.4020400@math.wisc.edu> Comments: In-reply-to "John G. Heim" message dated "Wed, 01 May 2013 10:50:10 -0500." X-Mailer: MH-E 8.2; nmh 1.3; GNU Emacs 23.4.2 Date: Wed, 01 May 2013 12:11:12 -0400 Message-ID: <4269.1367424672@ccs.covici.com> From: covici@ccs.covici.com X-SpamH-OriginatingIP: 70.109.53.110 X-SpamH-Filter: s-out-001.smtp25.com-r41GBCGX008164 Cc: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." , speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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: Wed, 01 May 2013 16:11:34 -0000 Or my freeswitch server, or Kirks. John G. Heim wrote: > You mean skype? > > > On 05/01/13 09:10, covici@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > I would like to have a conference call with those interested in > > developing speakup, even if they don't have much time -- maybe we can at > > least sort out what things should happen, etc. I like that much better > > than Email exchanges! > > > > covici@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > > >> I have the cut and paste patch, but it was eventually put in the > >> kernel. There is a work around for using serial synths in newer > >> kernels, although there seems to be some problems in and around 3.7. I > >> have wanted to figure this all out, but my time ... > >> > >> Kirk Reiser wrote: > >> > >>> On Tue, 30 Apr 2013, Hart Larry wrote: > >>> > >>>> Quite some months ago Bill Acker suggested I login as an > >>>> ssh localhost > >>>> on each console where I would want to cut-and-paste. Well, actually > >>>> unless there were a way for this anoyance to just ruin 1 tty instead > >>>> of freeze an entire machine? I also suppose having a script on > >>>> bootup log us in a localhost. > >>>> This bug just comes so suddenly, no warning--and-best as we can tell > >>>> all activity stops. > >>> > >>> As far as I know, Chris Brannon submitted a patch to fix the > >>> cut-and-paste lock-up bug somewhere around 3.2.x. I don't know if that > >>> patch ever made it into the kernel speakup version or not. > >>> > >>>> I realize-and-appreciate that we have an active community, many who > >>>> are knowledgeable, ETC. But it almost seems Speakup may join YASR > >>>> as having gotten at a certain level-and-thats it. > >>> > >>> Without new blood interested in taking speakup further, you may very > >>> well be correct. > >>> > >>>> I've been on this list since 2003, but now for `quite some time I > >>>> still cannot move up past 2.632 as I would have no DecTalk speech. > >>>> I think John Heim wrote a patch to fix this, but I have no idea what > >>>> steps will install? > >>>> And lastly, still about the DecTalk, if we can ever produce a log > >>>> showing commands which Speakup is sending, James says he can assist. > >>> > >>> Unless someone decides to take on writing external drivers for USB and > >>> RS232C synths, you will never see a DECTalk Express fix. The only > >>> support over the past few years has been for the softsynth version of > >>> speakup. There have been a few serial fixes but they have been more of > >>> an aside than anything else. The serial synth substructure is terribly > >>> out of date and nobody appears to be willing to rewrite it. > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Well that's it then, colour me gone! > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Speakup mailing list > >>> Speakup@linux-speakup.org > >>> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >> > >> -- > >> Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: > >> How do > >> you spend it? > >> > >> John Covici > >> covici@ccs.covici.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup@linux-speakup.org > >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com