[nfbwatlk] Opposing Freedom Scientific'ssignedBrailleDriver Initiative

[Mike Freeman]

I agree with the petition. However, I refuse to sign online petitions as 
a matter of principle; they aren't worth the time and bandwidth they 
take up in that their signatures are unverifiable. (grin)

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Les Fitzpatrick" <lesfitz at comcast.net>
To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Opposing Freedom Scientific'ssignedBrailleDriver 
Initiative


I signed too.


Les Fitzpatrick
instructor at the School of Piano Technology for the Blind
President Clark County Chapter National Federation of the Blind
Ham Call K5FPT

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
On
Behalf Of Kaye Kipp
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:08 PM
To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Opposing Freedom Scientific's 
signedBrailleDriver
Initiative

I signed too.

Kaye
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alco Canfield" <amcanfield at comcast.net>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Opposing Freedom Scientific's signed 
BrailleDriver
Initiative


> Thanks, Curtis. I signed.
>
> Do you know of a comparable screen reader? I'm getting so tired of
> being nickeled and dimed with their maintenance agreements and 
> upgrades.
>
> I hope you are well.
>
> Alco
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Curtis Chong <Curtis.Chong at blind.state.ia.us>
> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 4:43 PM
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] Opposing Freedom Scientific's signed Braille
> Driver Initiative
>
> Greetings:
>
> The Open Braille API Initiative, the National Federation of the Blind
> in Computer Science, and Earle Harrison, President of Handy Tech North
> America have created and posted an online petition which expresses
> sharp opposition to Freedom Scientific's recently-announced Secure and
> Compatible Braille driver signing policy.  The petition is self
> explanatory.  If you wish to read the petition and possibly
> demonstrate your support, please point your browser to:
>
> http://www.petitiononline.com/brl4all/petition.html
>
> and express your view.
>
> Thank you for your attention.
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Curtis Chong, President
> National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science
>
>
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