[bookshare-discuss] Re: Requesting some Help with the List
- From: "Peter Scialli" <Peter.s@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:05:17 -0400
Sounds exactly right Dave. Thanks.
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----- Original Message -----
From: <talmage@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 7:03 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Requesting some Help with the List
> Hi Cindy,
>
> I'm not Peter but hopefully I can give you some answers along the lines of
> what Peter was referring to.
> Third party software would be packages like the Victor Reader, braille
> translation programs, and any other programs that would be of interest to
> someone using the Bookshare service. I think, although it wouldn't
> qualify
> as third party software, the Bookshare unpack utility would be a valid
> topic of interest to the discussion group as well.
> Third party hardware would be items like BookPorts, Book Couriers, MP3
> players, braille devices, etc.
> The best way I could describe the difference between the discussion group
> and the volunteer group would be, the discussion group is for those
> interested in using Bookshare as a library service, and the volunteer
> group
> is for those who wish to build and add to the library itself. As such,
> while you will probably get comments on the structure, bugs, and errors,
> in
> the web site itself in both groups, the questions relevant to uploading,
> editing, validating, scanning, scanning tools, books being scanned, books
> awaiting validation, etc. are more suited to the volunteer list.
>
> Hope this helps, and that it isn't contradictory to the point Peter was
> making.
>
> Dave
>
> At 06:45 PM 9/21/2004, you wrote:
>>Thanks, Peter, for the clarification. I was wondering
>>why so many people seem to be leaving the
>>bookshare-discuss list. But I could use a little more
>>clarification (though maybe I'm alone in this).
>>I'm not sure to what third-party applications and
>>devices refers, or content.
>
>
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