Jennifer: Your suggestion is the right course. I agree wholeheartedly and look forward to working with you to build the best possible documents. PS: I have high regard for your other documentation in the linux accessibility area--emacspeak, the Accessibility HOWTO ... On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Jennifer E Jobst wrote: > Greetings, > > The purpose of the new Speakup HOWTO is to bring together a number of > existing documents into a single cohesive whole, with the goal of making it > easier for users to find and access any Speakup-related documentation. > > It is true that the "Speakup HOWTO" and the "How to Install the Speakup > Modified Redhat Distribution" documents differ in some ways - different > people may take different paths to achieve the same end goal, and this is > reflected in the documents. Regardless, Saqib and I believe that > contributors to the Linux community, be they developers, writers, etc, have > a responsibility to create the best possible product for the intended > users. Janina, you are absolutely correct in saying that providing > conflicting information would not serve users well. In addition, each > document seems to contain important information which the other does not, > and completeness is important in any document. As both documents are > currently in draft format, perhaps we could work together to develop a > solution that best suits the community's needs? > > Sincerely, > > -j > > Jennifer E. Jobst > Linux Information Development > IBM Linux Technology Services > (512) 838-8298, T/L 678-8298 > > > > > Janina Sajka > <janina at afb.net> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > cc: Jennifer E Jobst/Austin/IBM at IBMUS > 02/01/2002 08:37 Subject: Re: Speakup HowTo - Your input > AM > > > > > > I've taken a very cursory glance at the "installing Redhat" section. I > choose this because item because I don't have much time just now, and > installing the Speakup Modified Redhat distribution is my assignment here. > > Off the top of my head I have noted several discrepencies between this > document and Bill and my HOWTO. So, I have to ask Saqib and Jennifer, did > you look at our HOWTO before writing this document? I would hope we'll not > disagree on our advice to new users as that will most certainly complicate > tech support here. Our draft HOWTO is at: > > > http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/HOWTO_INSTALL.html > > On the other hand, why not simply reference our document from yours? That > should fix all of this. > > -- > > 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 > > > > -- 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
