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much credit to Sun dropping Gnome 2 just yet.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason" <unleet at qwest.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: Linux desktop push could benefit disabled (fwd)


> Well, it's a good thing that other companies have jumped on this, because
if
> the lastest headlines from slashdot are correct, Sun has dropped out of
the
> GNOME projects recently
>
>
> On Wednesday October 17, 2001 10:25 am, wacker at octothorp.org wrote
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 20:38:58 GMT
> > From: Maurice A. Mines <mmines at mines-family.net>
> > To: mmines at qwest.net
> > Subject: Linux desktop push could benefit disabled
>
> [snip]
> >    The project to develop the hooks needed for accessibility hardware
and
> >    software  was  begun by Sun Microsystems Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.),
but
> >    has  now  gained  the help of a number of companies within and
without
> >    the  small  industry  that  focuses  on  accessibility for
handicapped
> >    people.  Among  them  are IBM, HP-Compaq and Linux proponents Red
Hat,
> >    Eazel and TurboLinux.
> [snip]
> >    "Gnome 2.0 has been completely redesigned; we're building full
support
> >    for  disabilities  into it," said Peter Korn, accessibility manager
at
> >    Sun, referring to the GNU project's Gnome platform for home and
office
> >    desktop PCs. "It's no longer just a Sun effort. We have gotten lots
of
> >    help from the open community."
> [snip]
>
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