Well, it looks like Amazon.com and IBM are really leaning in that direction. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Georgina" <gena@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 4:01 PM Subject: RE: Gnopernicus > Hi > > Me too.... But I never even got a reply. Although, one rep did say "when a > blue chip company uses Linux they might be interested." I'm just waiting. > lol. > > Gena > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Thomas Ward > Sent: 10 November 2001 18:16 > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: Gnopernicus > > > Yup. That is exactly it. However, I'd say Linux and Gnome 2.0 is on third > base. It's about to make a home run, and Microsoft, Freedom Scientific, and > all the other access companies don't know it yet. > I've been trying for a couple of years to get them to make a Linux screen > reader, and all FS did was snear at Linux, and say no blind customers would > want it. Well, Gnome 2.0 just might change there minds, and by then they > will be loosing more money than they can hold onto. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at afb.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 10:51 AM > Subject: Re: Gnopernicus > > > > Copernicus, wasn't that the guy who discovered that our world went around > > the sun, and not the other way around? So, by spinning a product name off > > his name, aren't they sort of saying that it's time to get clear about > > who's on first, and what's on second?? <grin> > > > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > Technology Research and Development > > Governmental Relations Group > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > > http://www.openebook.org > > > > Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, > > Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > > > > Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther > > King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at > > http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > > > > Learn how to make accessible software at > > http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
