Speakup HowTo - Your input

[Janina Sajka]

Jennifer:

Your suggestion is the right course. I agree wholeheartedly and look 
forward to working with you to build the best possible documents.

PS: I have high regard for your other documentation in the linux 
accessibility area--emacspeak, the Accessibility HOWTO ...

On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Jennifer E Jobst wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> The purpose of the new Speakup HOWTO is to bring together a number of
> existing documents into a single cohesive whole, with the goal of making it
> easier for users to find and access any Speakup-related documentation.
> 
> It is true that the "Speakup HOWTO" and the "How to Install the Speakup
> Modified Redhat Distribution" documents differ in some ways - different
> people may take different paths to achieve the same end goal, and this is
> reflected in the documents. Regardless, Saqib and I believe that
> contributors to the Linux community, be they developers, writers, etc, have
> a responsibility to create the best possible product for the intended
> users.  Janina, you are absolutely correct in saying that providing
> conflicting information would not serve users well. In addition, each
> document seems to contain important information which the other does not,
> and completeness is important in any document. As both documents are
> currently in draft format, perhaps we could work together to develop a
> solution that best suits the community's needs?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> -j
> 
> Jennifer E. Jobst
> Linux Information Development
> IBM Linux Technology Services
> (512) 838-8298, T/L 678-8298
> 
> 
> 
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>                       Janina Sajka                                                                                                     
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> 
> I've taken a very cursory glance at the "installing Redhat" section. I
> choose this because item because I don't have much time just now, and
> installing the Speakup Modified Redhat distribution is my assignment here.
> 
> Off the top of my head I have noted several discrepencies between this
> document and Bill and my HOWTO. So, I have to ask Saqib and Jennifer, did
> you look at our HOWTO before writing this document? I would hope we'll not
> disagree on our advice to new users as that will most certainly complicate
> tech support here. Our draft HOWTO is at:
> 
> 
> http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/HOWTO_INSTALL.html
> 
> On the other hand, why not simply reference our document from yours? That
> should fix all of this.
> 
> --
> 
>                                                  Janina Sajka, Director
>                                                  Technology Research and
> Development
>                                                  Governmental Relations
> Group
>                                                  American Foundation for
> the Blind (AFB)
> 
> Email: janina at afb.net                      Phone: (202) 408-8175
> 
> Chair, Accessibility SIG
> Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
> http://www.openebook.org
> 
> 
> 
> 

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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org