red hat 8.0 and the Speakup Modified

[Darrell Shandrow]

Hi Janina!

I recommend keeping the old files around at least until a number of us users
have verified that everything works as it should with RedHat 8.0's Speakup
implementation and, of course, with the rest of the OS as well...

Thanks.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:13 AM
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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