Hi Chris, When you get settled in, will you share with us what we can do to help you and the foundation? Thanks. Jim Jim Homme, Usability Services, Phone: 412-544-1810 Skype: jim.homme Internal recipients, Read my accessibility blog -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Hofstader Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:22 AM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: New Position Thanks Nick. On Mar 2, 2010, at 8:19 AM, Nick Stockton wrote: > Hello Chris. > Well, I wish you the best of luck. It's good to now have an accessibility > director and advocate at the GNU foundation. I'm sure you will do a great job. > > Nick Stockton > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hofstader" <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 3:58 AM > Subject: Re: New Position > > > Very funny. > > Actually, I really enjoy fixing bugs so I wanted to encourage them to give me > fun things to do <laugh>. > > Thanks for the note. > On Mar 1, 2010, at 5:14 PM, Nick Stockton wrote: > >> Hello Chris. >> *smile* I hope you see the humor in this, as I did, but surely it would be >> more beneficial to the blind community to encourage free software hackers to >> include less accessibility issues in their programs, and more accessibility >> fixes. >> >> Nick Stockton >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hofstader" <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 4:48 AM >> Subject: New Position >> >> >> Hi, >> >> Today, I start my new position as Director of Access Technology for Project >> GNU, the people who brought you GPL, gcc, bash, emacs, bison, flex and lots >> more. >> >> As I am the first and only GNU person to focus on disability issues, I >> suspect that I will spend most of my time trying to influence other free >> software hackers to include accessibility issues. >> >> I am just returning to the world of free software after nearly 20 years so I >> am also spending a lot of time catching up on what is and is not out there. >> >> If you want to beat up on GPL, write to someone else. If you want to send >> ideas and/or pointers to me to add to my ever growing task list, please send >> them directly to me as I don't read the lists thoroughly enough to see >> everything on them. >> >> Happy Hacking, >> cdh__________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >> database 4903 (20100228) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 4907 (20100302) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates. __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind