[nfbwatlk] Opposing FreedomScientific'ssignedBrailleDriver Initiative

[Les Fitzpatrick]

That's true Mike but one can always hope. 


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 Mike Freeman
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:53 PM
To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Opposing FreedomScientific'ssignedBrailleDriver
Initiative

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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