Hi, As part of an ongoing effort to bring our kernel tree closer with the mainline kernel (ideally identical) we have opted to drop the speakup patch from our tree. We have found it fairly difficult to maintain and it has not seen the kind of usage that the graphical systems (Orca, etc) have. It seems that many speakup users traditionally prefer to compile their own kernel, which will of course still be an option, and as Ubuntu approaches a fairly standard kernel this should be fairly easy. This does by no means mean that we are reducing our focus on accessibility. We have a range of new projects in the works both for the visually impaired and other groups. See: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Accessibility/Specs Henrik ps. I originally sent this on 30/04, but as was not subscribed it must have bounced
