Hi, just to clarify: Sun are not dropping Gnome yet. What you may be confusing this with is the fact that Gnome will not be included in Solaris version 9.0, which is due out early in January. However Gnome will be included in a future version of Solaris - Gnome 2 just won't be ready in time I think. I'm talking as an individual who has nothing to do with Sun whatsoever, but this is what I think. Saqib ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <tward@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 8:28 PM Subject: Re: Linux desktop push could benefit disabled (fwd) > Well, according to the Gnome site Sun is still working on Gnome 2, and a > early release of Gnome two is expected to come out later this year. > From all the documentation I have read over the past few months there isn't > 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] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
