From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp-out.kivex.com ([204.177.32.18]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16TSLS-0005rQ-00 for ; Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:42:02 -0500 Received: from ccrawford.acb.org ([216.51.9.68]) by smtp-out.kivex.com (8.8.8/8.8.7-KIVEX) with ESMTP id NAA24221 for ; Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:42:41 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20020123133414.021c08e0@198.144.194.210> X-Sender: ccrawford@198.144.194.210 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:34:50 -0500 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Charles Crawford Subject: RE: Needs educating: Message from Linux (fwd) In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 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: Jeff, I am sure he will. Let us know when the thing will be on ACB Radio and I for one will be listening! -- charlie. At 08:18 AM 1/23/02 +1000, you wrote: >On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Amanda Lee wrote: > > > I would like to suggest that someone coordinate with Jonathan M and ask > > him to host a Mainstream or other show from teh acb.org acbradio site > > such that some who can present the true facts behind how Linux is truly a > > more open access approach. Although Linux may not become everyone's > > personal choice, it's meaningful to at least present well-founded > > information. > >FWIW, I wrote to Jonathan privately. I know the guy pretty well. I'd be >happy to post what I sent to him. For me, it wasn't the usability aspect >of what he wrote that got me, since that is surely a matter of personal >preference. What did get me was the opinion that what could be done was >much less efficient and that it was his opinion that less could be done >than was actually true. So I wrote back to him and corrected some of his >assertions. I offered to take up his challenge, I hope he follows through >with it. > >Geoff. > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup