[gui-talk] Fwd: Opposing Freedom Scientific's signed Braille DriverInitiative Petition

[Mike Arrigo]

It could also hurt FS, especially when people find out that other  
screen readers work fine with those displays, people may no longer pay  
for JFW updates, or simply purchase another screen reader.
On Oct 19, 2009, at 7:35 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote:

> Two things. First, it sounds a lot like what Microsoft was trying to
> do around 10-12 years ago. Second, one of the big reasons that this
> move has upset a lot of people is the very fact that so far at least,
> I've never gotten a virus from using my Braille display. The idea is
> ludicrous! Perhaps if the drivers for said display were locked into a
> website and the activation for said display was sent over the web, but
> we're still talking about vastly different devices. If I can get a
> virus from using my Braille display, then I suppose that it's equally
> as likely that I could get one from using my computer monitor. It
> seems like FS is just doing this because they can, though I expect
> that most of the Braille display manufacturers and distributors will
> have their displays digitally signed by FS, since not doing so means
> people can't use their displays with JAWS 11 and further.
>
> Jmt,
> Wayne
>
> On 10/19/09, albert griffith <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> It seems many developers want signed drivers like thisbut it seems  
>> like
>> allot of fuss about nothing to me from here.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk- 
>> bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Steve Pattison
>> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 10:28 AM
>> To: VIP L; CUG Members
>> Subject: [gui-talk] Fwd: Opposing Freedom Scientific's signed Braille
>> DriverInitiative Petition
>>
>> From: Earle Harrison earle at handytech.us
>> To: BlindAttic at blindtreasures.com
>>
>> Attention supporters of Braille literacy through electronic Braille  
>> and
>> the right for consumer choice.
>>
>> The below link will take you to a petition written by myself and  
>> created
>> by the National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science and Open
>> Braille API Initiative.  This petition vehemently opposes the  
>> Secure and
>> Compatible Braille Display driver signing polacy recently announced  
>> by
>> Freedom Scientific.  Please follow the below link to read more and  
>> if in
>> agreement, show your support by adding your name and optional  
>> comments
>>
>> www.petitiononline.com/brl4all/petition.html
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Earle Harrison
>> President
>> Handy Tech North America
>>
>> Regards Steve
>> Email:  srp at internode.on.net
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>> Skype:  steve1963
>> Twitter:  steve9782
>>
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