Slackware is dropping Gnome

Kenny Hitt kenny at hittsjunk.net
Sat Apr 2 10:59:19 EST 2005


Hi.  Excuse the quotes.  I forgot to delete, so I had to reply to
myself.

          Kenny

On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 09:54:16AM -0600, kenny wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> If you check back through the gnome list archives, you will notice I'm
> the last one who could criticize anyone for bashing Peter.
> 
> I agree with you that both Peter and Bill are doing there best.  Neither
> has control over Gnopernicus.
> 
> After using Gnome for 2 years now, I am coming to believe it's biggest
> accessibility problem is Gnopernicus and not the Gnome accessibility
> support.
> 
> I admit part of my attitude is coming from finally getting a braille
> display to work with Gnopernicus only to discover it isn't much use and
> there doesn't seem to be much I can do about it.  It almost seems as if
> I'm the first person to use Gnopernicus and brlapi.  I know that can't
> be true.
> 
>           Kenny
> 	  
> On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 09:51:46AM -0500, Chris Hofstader wrote:
> > I was merely stating that gnome has some useful programs written for it that
> > can be made accessible with a bit of effort.  I don't mean to bash Peter,
> > he's a decent guy trying to do his best.
> > 
> > BTW:  I resigned my position at Freedom and am now working as a free agent
> > and focusing on UI research.   
> > 




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