Hi Janina, My original message was a question rather than a statement concerning Red Hat's removal of Speakup. Again, it was a question rather than a statement. It is true that I did base my question on evidence of instances of wrongdoing by the company in other areas of its business. Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! A+, CCNA, Network+! Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i All the best to coalition forces carrying out Operation Iraqi Freedom! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 2:42 PM Subject: Re: RH9 disks on the net. > No not quite. Nor can you provide it, as it doesn't exist. > > Two instances of a too-tight RCE policy with no disability accomodations doesn't make a deliberate policy, nor does it constitute "many attempts" to my mind. > > But, more to the point, your original message in this thread claimed the removal of Speakup from the RH 9 kernel is a result of this deliberate policy you imagine. So, > let me ask you a simple question? > > When did Red Hat change from an inclusive policy to a deliberately discriminatory one? Since they decided on their own to include Speakup in Red Hat 8.0, there must > have been an inclusive policy at some time. Would you now claim they've actively and deliberately changed their minds in the past six months? How do YOU account for > Speakup in the 8.0 kernel distribution? > > > > > From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at azboss.net> > > > > Hi Janina, > > > > If you are continuing to read the messages of this thread, you are learning > > of the evidence. I consider Red Hat's actions to be deliberate. Ignorance > > can not be claimed, since many attempts at enlightenment have been made. I > > stand by my consideration of their policies of sub-human treatment for the > > blind as being deliberate. > > > > Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! > > Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! > > A+, CCNA, Network+! > > Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i > > All the best to coalition forces carrying out Operation Iraqi Freedom! > > -- > > 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
