-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 This is very true. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I don't like what Freedombox has done with Mozilla. I do in fact think it's a step in the right direction, however the point of my post is that this should be considered I think. My impression is that Matt himself wants to release the code, Mike just won't go along with it. On Sun, Apr 25, 2004 at 03:20:38PM -0500, Gregory Nowak wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Yes, and what enrages me is that if only microsoft gpld the windows > source code, windows would be a much better os, which would of course > be a benefit to all. The fact that windows is proprietary software is > in my opinion wrong and UN ethical. Think I can do anything about it? > I'd like to sue the pants off of Gates and microsoft, think I can > successfully pull it off? > > While we're at it, let's go sue GW-Micro and Freedom Scientific, for > making us pay big bucks for their offerings, and not putting them > under the GPL like Kirk did with speakup. > > My point is that unfortunately, like it or not, proprietary code has > many proponents, and is at least for now here to stay. Have you also > considered the fact that Freedombox would have been perfectly > justified in ignoring the GNU/Linux blind community, and just had a > version of their software for windows, like many, many other > companies? > > Greg > > > On Sun, Apr 25, 2004 at 04:01:35PM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote: > > I do in fact have my facts straight. However, what enrages me the most > > is the fact that code that could be of great bennifit to the main > > Mozilla browser in terms of accessibility, is instead in the hands of a > > proprietary company. I am aware of the fact that he did not modify > > Mozilla itself, however I still believe their actions to be completely > > unethical. Consider this example. There is a hypothetical idea posted to > > one or more of the Mozilla project development lists proposing that a > > component be created that would provide software speech output for all > > browser output. If the Freedombox interface were released, all the > > developers would have to do is integrate that code into the existing > > API. However, they can't do that because this wonderful addition happens > > to be...proprietary. Not to mention the fact that Gnopernicus is far > > from ready. > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFAjB2W7s9z/XlyUyARAqO6AKCcdCAE+0bf/DyUAEMJgmODwNzX1gCfbESx > zJCmLegP9yDDBHwyrIZpYVE= > =XH3Q > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- Failure is not an option, it comes bundled with your Microsoft product. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAjB8KNohoaf1zXJMRAkmPAJ9mnGjP/g6TbrrGc2CbfooDDT58dgCglC1o 8EphmIrQNJDxC8mVrc9eo5s= =XcxO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
