Oh, I get the idea, I've heard that some parents use those to see what their children do online, but it really isn't too necessary, as long as they aren't doing anything that could get your access terminated, although some people are paranoid about what the Internet does, but when such tools are given to a hacker it's bad, but it can be used to send keyboard activity to a speech device. At 06:15 PM 12/26/01 -0000, you wrote: >I was not talking about Speakup. > >Right now the only way that the SuSE-BLinux people can think of allowing a >daemon (which by its very nature has no standard input) to get at keypresses >is to have a kernel patch such as key-sniff which is available on >leb.net/pub/blinux. > >The reason why the main SuSE company would not dream of having key-sniff or >similar in their standard is that their distribution is used by >multinational corporations and loads of security-conscious people. Now what >does a keyboard sniffer do? It allows a user level program to see what is >being typed. Fine, so let some hacker break into a system, install a >program that transmits all data that is being typed back to the hacker. I >consider this to be a security hole. This is an exageration, but maybe you >can understand why SuSE has some concerns about making a keyboard sniffer >part of their standard Linux kernel. > >Regards, Saqib Shaikh >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Brent Harding" < >bharding@doorpi.net> > >To: < >blinux-list@redhat.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 6:03 PM >Subject: Re: New User > >> Oh, so speakup causes a security hole? How? >> At 05:46 PM 12/26/01 -0000, you wrote: >> >I'm afraid only braille. IT also has support for speech, but there are >no >> >review keys and you need to navigate using the braille display. The >reason >> >is that without a kernel patch they can't get keyboard input. And, SuSE >> >(the company) aren't willing to put a security hole in their kernel!). >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Brent Harding" < >bharding@doorpi.net> > >> >To: < >blinux-list@redhat.com> > >> >Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 4:43 PM >> >Subject: Re: New User >> > >> > >> >> Would suse work with speech, or just braille? >> >> At 10:55 AM 12/26/01 -0000, you wrote: >> >> > Hello, Once installed it'll be in the directory >/usr/share/doc. >> >> > All of this software is on the SuSE CD/DVD if you haven't already >> >> >installed it. Good luck, and if you have any more troubles you can >> >> >contact me privately at >ss@saqibshaikh.com >Saqib Shaikh Email >> >> >ss@saqibshaikh.com Web site >www.saqibshaikh.com ----- >Original >> >> >Message ----- From: Malte Oehlmann To: >blinux-list@redhat.com >> >> > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 9:35 AM Subject: New User >> >> > Hello @all! At the moment I take my first steps with linux. I >> >> >installed SuSe Linux 7.3 and was very happy that SuSe integrated >> >blinux, >> >> >a good scrrenreader for brailledisplays. But after installing >linux >> >> >I've still many questions: Where can I find some >> >online-documentations >> >> >for new linux-user? Which internet-browser, eMail-interface and >> >> >perhaps MP3-Player is best for blind user? Thank You! Malte >> >> >Oehlmann P.S.: Sorry about my bad english! >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >Blinux-list@redhat.com >> >> >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> > >> >Blinux-list@redhat.com >> >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > >> > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >Blinux-list@redhat.com >> >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >