[nfbwatlk] Opposing Freedom Scientific'ssignedBrailleDriver Initiative

Jedi loneblindjedi at samobile.net
Mon Oct 19 04:13:06 UTC 2009


Mike,

That may be true to some extent, but it's a great way just to see how 
many people oppose/support some item. I think we need a resolution at 
National Convention stating our opposition not to Freedom Scientific 
directly, but to any company that would impose restrictions such that 
access technology becomes more inaccessible than it already is. I see 
this petition as a starting point for further development of concerted 
action, and I encourage you to take part regardless of its seeming 
futility and apparent waste of space.

Respectfully,
Jedi


Original message:
> 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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