Any News on cut-and-paste bug?

[covici at ccs.covici.com]

Or my freeswitch server, or Kirks.

John G. Heim <jheim at math.wisc.edu> wrote:

> You mean skype?
> 
> 
> On 05/01/13 09:10, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> > I would like to have a conference call with those interested in
> > developing speakup, even if they don't have much time -- maybe we can at
> > least sort out what things should happen, etc.  I like that much better
> > than Email exchanges!
> >
> > covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> >
> >> I have the cut and paste patch, but it was eventually put in the
> >> kernel.  There is a work around for using serial synths in newer
> >> kernels, although there seems to be some problems in and around 3.7.  I
> >> have wanted to figure this all out, but my time ...
> >>
> >> Kirk Reiser <kirk at reisers.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Tue, 30 Apr 2013, Hart Larry wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Quite some months ago Bill Acker suggested I login as an
> >>>> ssh localhost
> >>>> on each console where I would want to cut-and-paste.  Well, actually
> >>>> unless there were a way for this anoyance to just ruin 1 tty instead
> >>>> of freeze an entire machine?  I also suppose having a script on
> >>>> bootup log us in a localhost.
> >>>> This bug just comes so suddenly, no warning--and-best as we can tell
> >>>> all activity stops.
> >>>
> >>> As far as I know, Chris Brannon submitted a patch to fix the
> >>> cut-and-paste lock-up bug somewhere around 3.2.x. I don't know if that
> >>> patch ever made it into the kernel speakup version or not.
> >>>
> >>>> I realize-and-appreciate that we have an active community, many who
> >>>> are knowledgeable, ETC.  But it almost seems Speakup may join YASR
> >>>> as having gotten at a certain level-and-thats it.
> >>>
> >>> Without new blood interested in taking speakup further, you may very
> >>> well be correct.
> >>>
> >>>> I've been on this list since 2003, but now for `quite some time I
> >>>> still cannot move up past 2.632 as I would have no DecTalk speech.
> >>>> I think John Heim wrote a patch to fix this, but I have no idea what
> >>>> steps will install?
> >>>> And lastly, still about the DecTalk, if we can ever produce a log
> >>>> showing commands which Speakup is sending, James says he can assist.
> >>>
> >>> Unless someone decides to take on writing external drivers for USB and
> >>> RS232C synths, you will never see a DECTalk Express fix. The only
> >>> support over the past few years has been for the softsynth version of
> >>> speakup. There have been a few serial fixes but they have been more of
> >>> an aside than anything else. The serial synth substructure is terribly
> >>> out of date and nobody appears to be willing to rewrite it.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Well that's it then, colour me gone!
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> >>
> >> --
> >> Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> >> How do
> >> you spend it?
> >>
> >>           John Covici
> >>           covici at ccs.covici.com
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> >

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         John Covici
         covici at ccs.covici.com