I swear to tell the truth,

[Alex Snow]

I find myself leaning tward free software more aned more also.  I find the
fact that I can modify it say if I find a bug or something.  With comersial
software, you half to wait for a patch.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Holmes" <steve at holmesgrown.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 2:59 AM
Subject: Re: I swear to tell the truth,


> I noticed most of the wining in that testimonial was pleeding for
> Freedom Scientific's profits!  Personally, I'm quite proud of what has
> been developed in the free software movement and access to linux has
> come along a big way and at no charge to end users!  Yes it has a long
> ways to go too but I'm increasingly favoring the free software
> approach as opposed to the comercial proprietary route.
>
> On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 06:31:03PM -0400, Cecil H. Whitley wrote:
> > 1.  There is no IBM, there was no sr/dos or sr/2 and the web browsers
under
> > os/2 are not accessable even though they work perfectly fine for a blind
> > user with sr/2.  In addition, IBM did not have a group of employees that
> > worked dilligently to make and keep os/2 accessable.
> > 2.  Commercially available means "free" since there is no charge for
> > internet explorer.  Therefore, the only accessable free browser is
internet
> > explorer.
> > 3.  MSAA has always been available and if it were not for that blind
people
> > could not be using windows.  In addition, M.S. has always insured that
their
> > os was accessable before release.  Jaws 3.1 diskettes did not include a
msaa
> > disk because it was already present in all M.S. os's including NT 3.51
and
> > windows 2.0.
> > 4.  A multi-billion dollar corporation is  genorously providing
employment
> > to 40 individuals in order to make sure it's product is accessable to
all
> > persons with disabilities, evaluated as a percentage of available
resources
> > this exceeds every other company including Sun.
> > 5.  If windows changes freedom scientific has to earn the money they
charge
> > for jaws by doing work.  Windows should remain as it is today with no
> > furthur changes in order to increase FS's bottom line.  Furthurmore no
> > furthur middleware should be developed for the same reason.  As a matter
of
> > fact, all applications anyone could be possibly need are already
available
> > so no more should be allowed on the market.
> > 6.  Because it is developed by volunteers who do not charge for it,
screen
> > readers for linux can't be considered to make it accessable or to
provide
> > access to the internet..... oh yeah, and the install for XP talks sorta
like
> > a linux install using speakup.  Presumely this feature is being put in
all
> > previous windows versions retroactively?  Oh yeah, since when did kernel
> > patches not be considered part of the operating system?
> >
> > Anyone who wishes to forward these small comments of mine to the
individual
> > whom testified without considering the full implications of what he was
> > saying is welcome to.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Cecil H. Whitley
> > Registered Jaws user and very ashamed of that fact today.
> >
> >
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