Ooo! thanks! Looking forward to this one. Marcel At 03:57 p.m. 12/07/2007, you wrote: >The Speakup Modified Fedora Distribution version of Fedora 7, "Moonshine," is >now available. Once again we invite you to use our images and installation >guidance to install Fedora 7, also known as "Moonshine," using your hardware >speech synthesizer and the Speakup screen reader. Downloadable images and >documentation are available at our Internet address: > >http://SpeakupModified.Org > >You can also access the Speakup Modified Fedora files using ftp and rsync with >commands such as: > >ftp://ftp.SpeakupModified.Org/speakupmodified/fedora/ >rsync -l speakupmodified.org::speakupmodified > >Please note that this initial release of the Speakup Modified Fedora 7 has not >yet been fully tested. We welcome all reports of success or of failures with >this new, highly revised installation media. > >The Speakup Modified Fedora provides: > >* installation media adapted expressly for > those blind computer users who want to use the Speakup Linux screen reader >to install a Fedora-style Linux on their computers. This means that the blind >computer user will not require sighted assistance, and that the end >result will >be an installation that talks every time it is booted. > >* Other assistive technology including brltty, emacspeak,, and orca. >* It's all there--in the installation images. > >* A preliminary revision of our famous Installation HOWTO to guide the >* novice and the advanced user through the installation process. > >* A new mini-howto on using telnet to install the Speakup Modified at: > > http://SpeakupModified.Org/telnet_installation.html > >But the Speakup Modified is much more than just installation media. >We now also provide: > >* Support for TTSynth, the premier text to speech synthesizer for Linux, >* both on the console and the graphical desktop. > > See http://TTSynth.Com to learn more. > >* Regular builds of Firefox 3 providing industry leading accessible >* web browsing. > >* A yum repository so you can update your Speakup Modified Fedora >* distribution the easy way--overnight in your sleep, for instance. In >* addition, there's a new Quick Tips file for using yum: > > http://SpeakupModified.Org/yumming > >* Both 32-bit and 64-bit packages. > >* Fast and robust Internet connections on our new hosted servers, so >* that your downloads can proceed at maximum speed > >In the very near future we will also provide: > >* A Help Wiki and mini HOWTOs on various Linux topics that you can use both >to learn from and also to share your own expertise with others. > >We know we've said this before--but it's absolutely true yet again! >rTthe newly >released Fedora 7 is the most accessible Fedora yet. We're pleased we can once >again facilitate your installation of Fedora without sighted assistance. And, >we're pleased to facilitate your access to package updates as well as a first >class accessible console and graphical desktop Linux experience. > >Enjoy! > >The Speakup Modified Team > > >-- > >Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.202.595.7777; sip:janina at a11y.org >Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com > >Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada >Learn more at http://ScreenlessPhone.Com > >Chair, Open Accessibility janina at a11y.org >Linux Foundation http://a11y.org > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
