Re: Credible rumor that deserves serious consideration, IMHO

  • From: Storm Dragon <stormdragon2976@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2010 15:33:27 -0400

Hi,
Good luck. It will most likely be an excersize in futility if the past
is any idication... Better to educate people on better options than
Orical.
Storm
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On Sat, 2010-10-09 at 14:24 -0500, qubit wrote:

> I agree.  Who is best to contact?
> --le
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 12:14 PM
> Subject: RE: Credible rumor that deserves serious consideration, IMHO
> 
> 
> Wow, it only took like 15 emails on the subject, but finally the voice of 
> reason has made itself known.
> 
> Ken, I completely agree. Now is the time to pressure them into actually not 
> abandoning it.
> 
> Take care,
> Sina
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Perry
> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 1:10 AM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Credible rumor that deserves serious consideration, IMHO
> 
> 
> 
> If this is true then it's not time to tell people to stay away.  It's time 
> to get people to get active and start emailing and
> calling them till they do support it.  If we stay away we lose what 
> accessibility was there.
> 
> 
> 
> Ken
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Storm Dragon
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 11:09 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Credible rumor that deserves serious consideration, IMHO
> 
> 
> 
> Hi,
> I would not doubt it for one second. They dropped the ball on Linux 
> accessibility pretty much first thing when they took over Sun.
> It's probably a good idea, if you have influence over software decisions, to 
> encourage companies, clients, and friends to stay far
> far away from Oracle and their software. I was even going to get rid of Open 
> Office but fortunately the version used in Ubuntu is a
> fork so not subject to them. unless, that is, they somehow manage to win 
> their evil attack on Google. If that happens, who knows who
> they will attack next. Keep your fingers crossed, and maybe the open source 
> community will keep the Bridge going, Orca is still
> alive and well after all.
> Storm
>

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