red hat 8.0 and the Speakup Modified

Sat Sep 28 19:04:10 EDT 2002

For the life of me, I can't begin to imagine what application would only 
run on rh7.1.  I'd love to hear more, if you can find out more.  There was 
a 7.1 version, but i don't think it's up anywhere any more.  Unless 
someone can give me a very good reason to keep 7.2 around on the 
Speakup site, the directory will be history by the end of Monday.
-- 
          Bill in Denver
On Sat, 28 Sep 2002, Bear in SFO wrote:

> 
> I am relatively new to Speakup so I am not sure how far back Speakup had 
> been available as a modified version but I am for keeping those images for 
> as long as possible.  I went and downloaded 7.2 just in case I need it for 
> any reason, and wonders if any versions previous to 7.2 had a modified 
> image, and if so if someone could let me know where I can find that.
> 
> For example, one of the server I have at work was originally configured to 
> run RH 7.2, but there was this one application (I forgot what it was) needs 
> to be ran on 7.1, so we went and re-done the whole environment.  Luckily I 
> don't need to reconfigure my box to do that.
> 
> So that's my two pennies on the subject...
> 
> --David
> 
> At 02:13 PM 9/28/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >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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