Speak up installation

Scott Berry scott at citlink.net
Sat Jul 23 17:25:08 EDT 2005


Actually talking about newbies what are the srpms for Fedora 
for.  What purpose do they serve?  It's been a long time since I have 
ran Fedora or a Red Hat derivatives.

At 12:55 PM 7/23/2005, you wrote:

>Hi,
>If a new be has a question let him or her ask it.  That is the first
>step of a new be to ask a question.  Being one not to long ago my self I
>know the truth of that one.
>Hth
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca
>[mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka
>Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 6:55 AM
>To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
>Subject: Re: Speakup installation
>
>
>I think the archives of this list will support me when I say that I
>share your (and Gregg's) concern for newbies. However, that defense in
>this instance strikes me as a fig leaf. I would not have to dig back
>very far at all in the archives to find posts from any number of
>seasoned veterans on this list that would undoubtedly be
>incomprehensible to newbies. Sorry. I don't buy it--especially when I
>fail to see anything in the original question which would cause any kind
>of harm to any newbie trying to do anything with Linux. For instance, if
>they're installing Slack, Debian, Gentoo, or whatever, the issue would
>not even come up. You know that, and I know that.
>
>Kenny Hitt writes:
> > Hi.
> >
> > Gregs message says it better than I could.  My problem is with making
> > sure newbys have complete information.
> >
> > I only knew she was talking about Fedora from reading this list for
> > years.  Nothing in her message would have made that clear to a newby.
> >
> >           Kenny
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 10:00:25PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > > Oh, dear. Where's the problem? There were several specifications
> > > unreferenced in her email. But, this is the only one that bothered
> > > you? And, why should it bother you?
> > >
> > > Kenny Hitt writes:
> > > > Hi.
> > > >
> > > > I would like to point out this info is only true for Fedora. Other
>
> > > > Linux distros are different.  Please don't make the mistake of
> > > > deciding Fedora is the only Linux.
> > > >
> > > >           Kenny
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 01:03:59PM -0400, Ghoston, Ameenah wrote:
> > > > > Why must the user do a server install for Speakup?
> > > > > And then, ask the user to do an everything install?
> > > > > Please, clarify!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Ameenah A. Ghoston
> > > > > Access Technology Specialist
> > > > > National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute 1800 Johnson
>
> > > > > St. Baltimore, Md. 21230
> > > > > Phone 410-659-9314-2414
> > > > > email: aghoston at nfb.org
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > _______________________________________________
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> > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
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> > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Janina Sajka                                Phone: +1.202.494.7040
> > > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC
>http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com
> > > Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and
> > > Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more.
> > >
> > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup              Free Standards Group
>(FSG)
> > > janina at freestandards.org            http://a11y.org
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Speakup mailing list
> > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>
>--
>
>Janina Sajka                            Phone: +1.202.494.7040
>Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC
>http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com
>Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go
>to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more.
>
>Chair, Accessibility Workgroup          Free Standards Group (FSG)
>janina at freestandards.org                http://a11y.org
>
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