Gnopernicus

[Thomas Ward]

Well, it looks like Amazon.com and IBM are really leaning in that direction.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Georgina" <gena at gena-j.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 4:01 PM
Subject: RE: Gnopernicus


> Hi
>
> Me too.... But I never even got a reply.  Although, one rep did say "when
a
> blue chip company uses Linux they might be interested."  I'm just waiting.
> lol.
>
> Gena
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca
> [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Thomas Ward
> Sent: 10 November 2001 18:16
> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: Re: Gnopernicus
>
>
> Yup. That is exactly it. However, I'd say Linux and Gnome 2.0 is on third
> base. It's about to make a home run, and Microsoft, Freedom Scientific,
and
> all the other access companies don't know it yet.
> I've been trying for a couple of years to get them to make a Linux screen
> reader, and all FS did was snear at Linux, and say no blind customers
would
> want it. Well, Gnome 2.0 just might change there minds, and by then they
> will be loosing more money than they can hold onto.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at afb.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 10:51 AM
> Subject: Re: Gnopernicus
>
>
> > Copernicus, wasn't that the guy who discovered that our world went
around
> > the sun, and not the other way around? So, by spinning a product name
off
> > his name, aren't they sort of saying that it's time to get clear about
> > who's on first, and what's on second?? <grin>
> >
> >
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> >
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> >
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