From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from eastrmmtao103.cox.net ([68.230.240.9]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1I0Lb3-0007fN-00 for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:05:01 -0400 Received: from eastrmimpo01.cox.net ([68.1.16.119]) by eastrmmtao103.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20070618180431.EEID14045.eastrmmtao103.cox.net@eastrmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:04:31 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([72.213.197.48]) by eastrmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id D64W1X00N138HfL0000000; Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:04:31 -0400 Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:04:40 -0500 (CDT) From: Deedra Waters To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Various Questions In-Reply-To: <00b801c7b1c8$23d585c0$cc00a8c0@theboss> Message-ID: References: <00b801c7b1c8$23d585c0$cc00a8c0@theboss> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:05:02 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, Nick G wrote: > Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:45:53 -0400 > From: Nick G > Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Various Questions > > Hi all. > Now that Gentoo is no longer a linux distribution that can be installed > with speakup, I want to know what is left that can do this? And at what > date will 2.6.22 become Gentoo's main line kernel? Also, is there a shot at > someone forking a Gentoo live CD and kernel set to include speakup when the > 2.6.22 bug is fixed? I'd do it myself, but I'm not a programmer. You can still install gentoo you just need to use one of the previous livecds such as2007.1 or even one of the earlier ones such as 2006.1. All a new release with gentoo means is a new set of livecds and more current stages. Long as you've got internet access you can still download a current stage. Also nothing says that gentoo won't pick up the fixed speakup patch and put it into 2.6.22 once it's fixed. I think the main reason it got dropped is because 1, gentoo wants to keep moving forward, this means a more current kernel and it can't do that with patches that break the kernel. > > I have to reinstall linux because I'm changing machines soon. Gentoo was my > favorite distribution ever since I began using it. In a lot of cases, > installing programs just...works...And I can't say that for Debian, Fedora, > or any other distribution (don't get me started.) So, I hope some of these > questions can be answered. > Thanks, > Nick > > Long Island, New york > > Email or MSN/windows messenger: nick@HKCRadio.comm > AIM: hkcradio > skype: nick6489 > Web page: www.hkcradio.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > - -- Deedra Waters - Gentoo accessibility and amd64 - dmwaters@gentoo.org Gentoo linux: http://www.gentoo.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGdsk4U5AGPOTGNc8RAu+7AJ9PFK9vvwxLncRNBNj+tiNYPyXoyACfR51o bEtg1RISLqyAKoJt/zxTa7Y= =uD3h -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----