From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.86] helo=toccata.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 179VTv-0000Dq-00 for ; Sun, 19 May 2002 14:32:35 -0400 Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by toccata.rednote.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g4JIWWM15592 for ; Sun, 19 May 2002 14:32:33 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: toccata.rednote.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 14:32:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Janina Sajka X-X-Sender: janina@toccata.rednote.net To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Why Windows? In-Reply-To: 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: 2.0.9 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: Hey, Will: Can you imagine the hewen cry that would emerge should our friends in Washington adopt a strategy of tracking what the citezens of the land read? And those are your elected representatives. Nobody elected Billie G. On Sun, 19 May 2002, Will Smith wrote: > > Good point Janina! > > I really dislike the Microsoft Passport strategy and also don't wish to > share my reading purchases with the boys in Redmond, for them to do with > as they wish! > > Will > wilsmith@iglou.com > On Sun, 19 May 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > On Sun, 19 May 2002, Alex Snow wrote: > > > > > I think winblows is spyware itself! > > > > Indeed. > > > > If you sign up for Passport you agree to let M$ track your > > spending habits. > > > > If you sign up for M$ Reader, you agree to let them know what > > books you read. > > > > Heck, they're probably going to know more about you than your > > mother does. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org