From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from oflmta02bw.bigpond.com ([139.134.6.23]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16V2rS-0002vr-00 for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2002 22:53:38 -0500 Received: from data.home ([144.135.24.84]) by oflmta02bw.bigpond.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with SMTP id GQMR4K00.35N for ; Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:00:20 +1000 Received: from CPE-144-136-137-64.qld.bigpond.net.au ([144.136.137.64]) by bwmam06.mailsvc.email.bigpond.com(MailRouter V3.0h 47/4529077); 28 Jan 2002 13:53:11 Received: from geoff by data.home with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16V2r0-0005rt-00; Mon, 28 Jan 2002 13:53:10 +1000 Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 13:53:10 +1000 From: Geoff Shang To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: question for the list. In-Reply-To: <20020128000906.GA26378@asmodean.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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: On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > Patching the > kernel is easy now-a-days. All you do is make sure you have cvs > installed on the box and download the checkout script from speakup ftp > site. I wouldn't encourage this approach as a blanket method for enabling speakup support. CVS is fine *if* (1) you know what you're doing and (2) you are sure of the state of CVS. CVS is where all development takes place. sure it will have the latest features, but it will also have the latest bugs. This is particularly important when you consider that it runs in the kernel. A broken speakup may cause the kernel to not compile or not run properly when booted. In other words, CVS is not for everybody. I recommend getting the tarballs for general kernel patching and only use CVS when you know its safe to do so or if you're prepared for it to die in a screaming heep. Geoff.