any plans that anybody knows of to try and make speakup work with normal sound cards?? it is very expensive to buy speech cards or synths around here the cheapest i can even find is like $700 and thats not easy cash to come by... anyways.... just wondering... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 3:06 PM Subject: Re: red hat 8.0 and the Speakup Modified > Yes, rusty. Speakup is part of absolutely every boxed set of Red Hat 8.0, and part of every iso download from any Red > Hat mirror beginning Monday. > > > Sunfire writes: > > From: "Sunfire" <rusty_81 at msn.com> > > > > gratz to redhat you and bill!! > > sorry if i get over excited here..i remember when linux was never accessible > > to blind and when you had to even compile the kernel on install just to > > config it... > > anyways... you might have to explain something to me...(sorry) > > what does it mean when redhat is no longer speakup modified? does this mean > > that speakup is hardcore built in to the default kernel already?? just > > wondering since i am very new with speakup emacspeak and aceessibility to > > linux...i am very interested in it..let me know because any thing i can get > > to help me run my server the better...unfortunatly i only have a sound card > > so emacspeak will have to be used but... my opinion about redhat 7.3 is keep > > it around for people who still wish to use it or need files for some reason > > or another... as far as how long to keep it i dont know right now.. i guess > > for now about 2 or 3 months after 8.0 release... > > > > tnx for all the work you all have done!!! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 2:13 PM > > Subject: Re: red hat 8.0 and the Speakup Modified > > > > > > > Dear Friends: > > > > > > It now seems all but official. Even the Red Hat Home Page is featuring > > articles about Red Hat 8.0 which plainly state it > > > will be released this coming Monday, September 30. I am delighted to > > inform you that Speakup and the Speakup keymap are > > > included in this release. Sites such as Linux Central are already taking > > orders, but we suggest you wait to get CD ROMs > > > directly from Red Hat for less, unless, of course, you actually want to > > pay more for those printed manuals. In the long > > > standing tradition, iso images will also be available for download from > > mirror sites worldwide. And, I am hard at work > > > writing changes to our web page on the Speakup web site--and editing the > > HOWTO to reflect this exciting development. > > > > > > Congratulations to Bill Acker for his patience and perseverance working > > over the past few years with various staffers > > > from Red Hat, on several Red Hat lists, and with us on the Speakup > > Modified. Bill's the real reason Speakup is now > > > officially part of the Red Hat distribution, and there's a README about > > accessibility support in Red Hat products which > > > singles him out. Way to go, Bill! > > > > > > There is a question, though, for which we want guidance from the community > > on the Speakup list. Here's the simple > > > question: > > > > > > Should we continue to offer the old, now about to be defunct, Speakup > > Modified version 7.3? Is there some special reason > > > to keep those files around? For a little while? For a longer while? How > > long? And for what purpose? > > > > > > The days of the Speakup Modified have come to an end, and we're happy > > about it. But, if folks here find it useful, Kirk > > > would probably not mind those older files hanging around awhile longer. > > > > > > What do you think? Let us know your thoughts. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > -- > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
