Re: [orca-list] miscellaneous Orca comments

[Steve Holmes <steve holmesgrown com>]

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Yes, it should but I understand there's been several other issues
having to do with code compatibility and the like.  The kernel
developers are protective and rightfully so, so getting their
blessings on the speakup changes has not been easy.

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:16:25AM -0400, Rich Caloggero wrote:
> OK, thought you had to rebuild the kernel from source. I tried it a few 
> years ago (circa 2.4 kernel on redhat 7.xxx or something) and didn't get 
> very far.  If modules can be dynamically added/removed, then speakup should 
> be in the kernel from the start.
> -- Rich
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina rednote net>
> To: "Rich Caloggero" <rjc MIT EDU>
> Cc: "Janina Sajka" <janina rednote net>; "Alex Snow" 
> <lists h14me homelinux net>; <orca-list gnome org>
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 9:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] miscellaneous Orca comments
>
>
> > Rich Caloggero writes:
> > > > In any case, integrating Speakup into a distribution should not be a
> > > > distribution level task. It needs to just be there--in the kernel that
> > > > each distro starts with.
> > >
> > > I agree. I also think that people might be nervous about extra stuff in 
> > > the
> > > kernel.  To this end, perhaps an option to remove it,  in initial
> >
> >
> > Rich:
> >
> > Do you not understand how kernel modules work? The command rmmod removes
> > modules. You can do it in a running kernel. The whole point of
> > modularization is to allow adding and removing modules as needed.
> > Janina
>
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