Hi Janina! I recommend keeping the old files around at least until a number of us users have verified that everything works as it should with RedHat 8.0's Speakup implementation and, of course, with the rest of the OS as well... Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:13 AM 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
