Re: GNU Accessibility Statement Online

  • From: Bill Cox <waywardgeek@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:58:08 -0400

Hi, Chris.  The rest of the statement is excellent.  While I tend to
agree with the FSF position on cloud computing, there is obviously
room for debate, which is not particularly related to accessibility.
Therefore, I also recommend removing that part.

BTW, is there any reason for Vinux to work with NPII, or is NPII a
higher level effort?

Bill

On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Chris Hofstader <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have spent most of the last nine months working on NPII. I think it is a 
> very good idea and can be managed in a way that can preserve anonymity while 
> having some of its services running on a server. All software written by 
> RTF/NPII will have a free software license (I think it will be MIT) but third 
> parties, including proprietary software vendors, can use our back end to 
> augment their products.
>
> The one problem with NPII is that it is a really big project and raising 
> money to move it out of the discussion phase is an arduous process to say the 
> least.
>
> As I said earlier, I'm collecting criticism and ideas for the next version of 
> the GNU Accessibility Statement and appreciate the feedback.
>
> So, I think we can say that this group would prefer the server based 
> applications sentence be removed. Now, what do you guys think about 
> everything else in the statement?
>
> cdh
> On Mar 27, 2010, at 4:05 PM, qubit wrote:
>
>> I didn't see much technical at that website -- just a general overview and
>> FAQ and white paper.  But it is interesting.  I personally wonder if it is
>> possible to do what they want -- I mean, leveling the playing field for
>> everyone with a broad range of disabilities and still allow normal
>> competition in the software market -- I say this because different persons
>> have different and sometimes conflicting needs, which would require
>> different support not just on the net infrastructure, but also in
>> applications.
>> But it remains to be seen how successful this strategy will be.
>> Are you a member?
>> --le
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: "Chris Hofstader" <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 2:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: GNU Accessibility Statement Online
>>
>>
>> I agree that there are legitimate privacy concerns that one should
>> address when using web-based applications.  I also agree that, other
>> things being equal, it is better to get a computing job done locally,
>> without needing an Internet connection.
>>
>> I also think that cloud computing offers much potential for people with
>> disabilities if managed well.  A coalition of individuals and
>> organizations in the accessibility field believes this to be the case,
>> and has proposed a "National Public Inclusive Infrastructure" described
>> at the web site
>> http://npii.org/
>>
>> Jamal
>>
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