Re: This Monday's 13:30UTC IRC meeting: special guests from RedHat :-)

["Steve Lee" <steve fullmeasure co uk>]

Thanks Will, that is very encouraging.
A fully accessible login experience in all the scenarios that have
been identified will be a real plus for Linux + GNOME.

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Steve Lee
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Open Source Assistive Technology Software
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2008/5/15 Willie Walker <William Walker sun com>:
> Hi All:
>
> I spent some time down at RedHat today talking with Jon McCann, Matthias
> Clasen, Ray Strode, and David Zeuthen about their proposal for revamping
> gdm.  Included in this is an overall approach to making it easier for
> people to discover and use the accessibility features of GNOME, both
> from the gdm login screen and your desktop session.
>
> I think what they've come up with is a really big step in the right
> direction, and I've asked them to come to our irc.gnome.org/#a11y
> meeting this Monday at the usual 13:30UTC time (9:30AM EDT) to discuss
> the proposal.  There are still some details to be worked out, so your
> feedback is going to be important.
>
> Jon and company will be working up some information to send out prior to
> the meeting, but I just wanted to take the time to grease the skids a
> little bit --- I think it's fantastic that mainstream developers are
> taking a strong interest in accessibility and are doing so proactively.
>  They are also approaching the problem in a way that makes me happy,
> which is to include end users very early in the process.
>
> So, expect more info on the proposal to come to this list soon and
> please set aside some time to participate in the irc.gnome.org/#a11y
> meeting Monday at 13:30UTC.
>
> Cool stuff,
>
> Will
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