Hi Ann and list. ?While I believe it is a great idea to nominate Kirk for such an award I don't know how receptive the CNIB would be to such a nomination, after all, that not so wonderful organization which claims to be the be all and end all of organizations for the blind in Canada which it isn't in my humble opinion doesn't have a link to the speakup project http://www.linux-speakup.org site, not sure why, if it's a question of the fact they are unaware of the project or if it's a question of the fact the CNIB doesn't think Speakup worthy of such a link. And, do you think the CNIB would actually bother to go to all the trouble of bestoing an award upon someone who is just doing plane old good work, or do you feel as I do and conclude that in this case the level of publicity which this achieved and the fact that Uncle Bill sunk a bit of pcket change into their digital library project has more to do with the award? Just my wramblings on this one, am curious what others might think. Best regards to all. Ed Barnes Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada home phone +1-709-596-3165 e-mail and msn messenger id ebarnes at enigma2.cjb.net ******** "There is a fantasy in Redmond that Microsoft products are innovative, but this is based entirely on a peculiar confusion of the words 'innovative' and 'successful.' Microsoft products are successful -- they make a lot of money -- but that doesn't make them innovative, or even particularly good." -ROBERT X. CRINGELY ******** On Sat, 3 Aug 2002, Ann Parsons wrote: > Hi all, > > Yeh, hear, hear, hear! > > Ann P. > >
