Fair enough, Darrell, but you should know that a few of us have participated in the 8.0 beta which went by the names Limbo and then Null. I'm running Null right now as I type this to you. Darrell Shandrow writes: > From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at azboss.net> > > 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 at rednote.net> > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
