redHat advanced server 2.0 and speakup

[Thomas D. Ward]

Questions such as this are best directed at Red Hat. Which would know more
about their Advanced Server than any of us.


----- Original Message -----
From: Lorenzo Prince <lorenzo at princenet.sytes.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: redHat advanced server 2.0 and speakup


> Just a minute here.  Are you telling me that Redhat is violating the terms
> of the license agreement that covers the Linux kernel by not allowing
> their Advanced Server kernel to be patched?  From what I understood of the
> GPL, that is a blatent violation of the terms and conditions for
> distributing Linux, either modified or unmodified.
>
> Lorenzo
>
> E Pluribus Unix
>
> Darrell Shandrow staggered into view and mumbled:
>
> > Hi Aaron,
> >
> > Can I assume that it is pretty much impossible to get RedHat to make any
> > sort of accomodation?  :-)  An accomodation might be to release a copy
of
> > the Kernel, under some sort of NDA, to someone who is qualified to try
and
> > patch it to support Speakup.  Then, RH could keep a copy of the patch
Kernel
> > to provide on request, or otherwise include it on one of the CD-ROMs as
a
> > suplement.
> >
> >
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Aaron Howell" <aaron at kitten.net.au>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 8:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: redHat advanced server 2.0 and speakup
> >
> >
> > > Actually, its based on RedHat 7.1,
> > > and nothing is standard.
> > > You can't just use a 7.1 kernel, because the RH advanced server kernel
is
> > *very* different.
> > > Coupled with the fact that you can't actually give out the software to
> > say, Kirk, for patching, your best bet might initially be sighted
> > assistance, then a hand patched kernel (if you can even get it to
patch).
> > > That's going to be a fun one, I'd be interested in your success or
> > otherwise because I have to face that beast at work here soon too.
> > > Regards
> > > Aaron
> > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 10:23:33PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > > > Easiest way is probably to get an already patched kernel. "Advanced
> > Server" will be based on one of the standard RH packagings, but I don't
> > recall which one. If it's
> > > > 7.3, you'd grab the latest kernel for 7.3, for example.
> > > >
> > > > Kernels for 7.3 and 8.0 are still available on the Speakup Modified
page
> > via anonymous ftp to www.linux-speakup.org. Once logged in, cd
> > pub/speakup/disks/redhat and
> > > > take it from there.
> > > >
> > > > Else, you would grab the kernel-source, patch with the latest stable
> > Speakup 1.5 and compile. The rpm route above is much quicker and
certainly
> > easier if you've not
> > > > compiled a kernel before.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Don Raikes writes:
> > > > > From: "Don Raikes" <don.raikes at oracle.com>
> > > > >
> > > > >    Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > >    I have been working with RedHat 8.0 for a while now, but now my
> > boss says
> > > > >    I need to run redhat advanced server 2.0 because it is what our
> > software
> > > > >    is certified on.
> > > > >
> > > > >    Never having to have gone through this nightmare before, how do
I
> > get
> > > > >    redhat as 2.0 installed without speakup, and how do I add
speakup
> > to the
> > > > >    kernel once it is there?
> > > > >
> > > > >    Any pointers would be appreciated.
> > > > >    Cheers,
> > > > >
> > > > >    Don Raikes
> > > > >    home office (520) 579=-9481
> > > > >    HQ office (650) 506-9704
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > 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
> > > >
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