Because the people who put it together did a less than adequate job of it. But what has that to do with ownership? On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, John J. Boyer wrote: > Janina, > So why isn't the public domain part of bookshare accessible to anyone > using a text browser. There are no copyright problems with that. > John > On Sun, 14 > Apr 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > Back off, Joe. Windows wouldn't be able to work with Book Share either, if it wasn't for the fact that the Book Share > > people saw to it that software was written to support access. So, it's nothing intrinsic to linux, or any OS. It's a > > closed system. That requires suppporting software on each and every OS that's going to be supported. > > > > Now, is there some part of this you don't understand? Or have I made this clear? > > > > On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, Joel Zimba wrote: > > > > > who ever said running linux didn't have a downside. > > > > > > besides, if linux is so adaptable and wonderful, how come it can't manage to > > > do this? what is it about the sitewhich won't work in Linux? > > > > > > --- > > > > > > Of course if it were my website, it woulden't be an issue, and it's also > > > worth noting you can get to the files on the nls website with linux ust fine > > > (at least last time I tried) > > > I can't see how security has to be that different. > > > > > > > > > Of course the irony isn't lost on me (accessibility project being > > > inaccessible) but you really should expect this being a linux user. > > > > > > > > > btw, has anyone tried the libraries for bringing up guis in text mode? the > > > tag line on slashdot was about > > > Conquorer in text-mode. > > > > > > </stream of consiousness> > > > > > > J > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com > > > [mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Cheryl Homiak > > > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 11:23 AM > > > To: speakup > > > Cc: blinux-list@redhat.com > > > Subject: Re: bookshare inaccessible? > > > > > > > > > Janina just informed me bookshare doesn't have accessible software for > > > linux yet. > > > Sorry, from the thread I read I thought somebody had resolved it. > > > I think that's really rotten of them to set it up so it's inaccessible to > > > linux > > > and then not even make that clear to people while they are giving their big > > > sales plug! > > > It's like if you are blind and a non-windows user, you don't even > > > exist! > > > Nothing at bookshare that says "accessible only to Windows users"--at least > > > not > > > that I found; just > > > trumpetting about their wonderful new service that i could have thrown $75 > > > down > > > the drain for.! > > > Fine, if it's not accessible, they could at least state that clearly. They > > > certainly made the demo page accessible; very misleading! > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org