gentoo dropping speakup support

[Zachary Kline]

Hello,
    I would like to formally state that I disapprove of this removal.  It is 
only thanks to Speakup being included in the default kernel that we are able 
to perform unassisted installations of Gentoo at all.  This seems as if it 
would be a great step backwards.
    Might I suggest that we attempt to contact the Speakup mailing list and 
developers for information on this issue?
Thank you,
Zachary Kline.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Hubbs" <williamh at gentoo.org>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 1:00 PM
Subject: gentoo dropping speakup support


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> All,
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> because of this bug [1], gentoo linux will be dropping support for speakup 
> in its official kernels starting at 2.6.22.
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> [1] http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=177794
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> Is there any possibility at all that speakup could be moved into user 
> space as the bug suggests?  I feel that if we can go into user space this 
> will b a better approach.
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> Thanks,
>
> - -- 
> William Hubbs
> gentoo accessibility team lead
> williamh at gentoo.org
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