red hat 8.0 and the Speakup Modified

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gratz to redhat you and bill!!
sorry if i get over excited here..i remember when linux was never accessible
to blind and when you had to even compile the kernel on install just to
config it...
anyways... you might have to explain something to me...(sorry)
what does it mean when redhat is no longer speakup modified? does this mean
that speakup is hardcore built in to the default kernel already?? just
wondering since i am very new with speakup emacspeak and aceessibility to
linux...i am very interested in it..let me know because any thing i can get
to help me run my server the better...unfortunatly i only have a sound card
so emacspeak will have to be used but... my opinion about redhat 7.3 is keep
it around for people who still wish to use it or need files for some reason
or another... as far as how long to keep it i dont know right now.. i guess
for now about 2 or 3 months after 8.0 release...

tnx for all the work you all have done!!!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: red hat 8.0 and the Speakup Modified


> Dear Friends:
>
> It now seems all but official. Even the Red Hat Home Page is featuring
articles about Red Hat 8.0 which plainly state it
> will be released this coming Monday, September 30. I am delighted to
inform you that Speakup and the Speakup keymap are
> included in this release. Sites such as Linux Central are already taking
orders, but we suggest you wait to get CD ROMs
> directly from Red Hat for less, unless, of course, you actually want to
pay more for those printed manuals. In the long
> standing tradition, iso images will also be available for download from
mirror sites worldwide. And, I am hard at work
> writing changes to our web page on the Speakup web site--and editing the
HOWTO to reflect this exciting development.
>
> Congratulations to Bill Acker for his patience and perseverance working
over the past few years with various staffers
> from Red Hat, on several Red Hat lists, and with us on the Speakup
Modified. Bill's the real reason Speakup is now
> officially part of the Red Hat distribution, and there's a README about
accessibility support in Red Hat products which
> singles him out. Way to go, Bill!
>
> There is a question, though, for which we want guidance from the community
on the Speakup list. Here's the simple
> question:
>
> Should we continue to offer the old, now about to be defunct, Speakup
Modified version 7.3? Is there some special reason
> to keep those files around? For a little while? For a longer while? How
long? And for what purpose?
>
> The days of the Speakup Modified have come to an end, and we're happy
about it. But, if folks here find it useful, Kirk
> would probably not mind those older files hanging around awhile longer.
>
> What do you think? Let us know your thoughts.
>
>
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