Solaris 10 released, with accessibility built-in! Also FreeTTS 1.2 released. (fwd)

[Kenny Hitt]

Hi.  I think this is a time when My communications skills aren't up to the
job.

My apologys to others on the list for the use of band with.
          Kenny
	  
On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 03:03:06PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote:
> Kenny Hitt writes:
> > Hi.  I think you miss my point.
> > 
> > Even if the license allows for patches like speakup, it won't happen any
> > time soon, if at all. 
> 
> Perhaps you're right, perhaps you're wrong. This is just conjecture on
> your part.
> 
> 
> > Unlike user space programs, kernel patches are
> 	> specific to the kernel they patch.  To add speakup to a Solaris kernel,
> 	> you will need to know the details of how the kernel works and write the
> > patches from scratch.  When I say "details of how the kernel works", I
> > don't just mean in theory.  You will have to understand the source code
> > very well before you can start.  Kirk has spent close to 7 years keeping
> > up with the Linux kernel to get the speakup you use today.  Unless you
> > can find a Solaris kernel developer with the same modifation as Kirk to
> > get access to the system, it isn't going to happen.
> >
> 
> And your point is what, exactly?
> 
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