From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 208-59-175-194.c3-0.slvr-ubr2.lnh-slvr.md.cable.rcn.com ([208.59.175.194] helo=localhost.localdomain) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18ysaQ-00081d-00 for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 07:03:54 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id h2SBt7uL014054 for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 06:55:07 -0500 Received: from localhost (ccrawford@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) with ESMTP id h2SBt70o014050 for ; Fri, 28 Mar 2003 06:55:07 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: ccrawford owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 06:55:07 -0500 (EST) From: ccrawford@acb.org X-X-Sender: ccrawford@localhost.localdomain To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Speakup and phoebe In-Reply-To: <20030328002103.GD16225@rednote.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: 2.0.11 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: Yes, we will write a letter to be sure. -- charlie. On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Janina Sajka wrote: > Why not? Would ACB write a letter? I think the Director of Technology Research and Development at AFB will. > > > Charles Crawford writes: > > From: Charles Crawford > > > > Is there someone to write at Redhat about this sillyness? > > > > -- charlie. > > At 10:34 PM 3/26/03 -0500, you wrote: > > >As you've sadly discovered, Speakup is not included with Red Hat's current > > >beta called Phoebe, nor will it be included in the upcoming release of Red > > >Hat 9.0. We are > > >hoping and expecting it to be restored to Red Hat in their next release, > > >but that doesn't help us now. > > > > > >The floppy diskette images from Red Hat 8.0 will not work for installing > > >9.0 or Phoebe. Bill Acker is working on a solution, but don't expect > > >anything for a few weeks. > > > > > >Meanwhile, if you have two machines available, you might be able to > > >install using telnet as follows: > > > > > >1.) Boot the system on which you want to install using a non-speaking > > >boot floppy. You will press enter twice, I think--I will confirm this in a > > >forthcoming HOWTO. > > > > > > Use the following command at the Boot> prompt: > > > > > > text telnet > > > > > >2.) Use your second machine's ping command as follows to discover the > > >address dhcp gave to your target machine. > > > ping -b x.y.z.255 > > > > > >NOTE: You need to know what domain is providing dhcp in ytour network. For > > >example, on my system it's 192.168.10.* > > > > > >3.) telnet to that address and install as usual. > > > > > >Of course, this won't take care of everyone. Please be patient. > > > > > >Bue Vester-Andersen writes: > > >> From: Bue Vester-Andersen > > >> > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> It seems like speakup is not going to be included with Phoebe. At least > > >it > > >> is not in the current beta. I downloaded phoebe in order to try > > >gnopernicus, > > >> but I need speakup to operate in text mode. Can I just use the boot disk > > >> from redhat 8.0? Will there be a special speakup release of Phoebe or > > >will > > >> speakup eventually be in the plain distribution. > > >> > > >> Best regards > > >> Bue Vester-Andersen > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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 > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >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 > >