Solaris 10 released, with accessibility built-in! Also FreeTTS 1.2 released. (fwd)
Janina Sajka
janina at rednote.net
Fri Feb 25 20:03:06 UTC 2005
Kenny Hitt writes:
> Hi. I think you miss my point.
>
> Even if the license allows for patches like speakup, it won't happen any
> time soon, if at all.
Perhaps you're right, perhaps you're wrong. This is just conjecture on
your part.
> Unlike user space programs, kernel patches are
> specific to the kernel they patch. To add speakup to a Solaris kernel,
> you will need to know the details of how the kernel works and write the
> patches from scratch. When I say "details of how the kernel works", I
> don't just mean in theory. You will have to understand the source code
> very well before you can start. Kirk has spent close to 7 years keeping
> up with the Linux kernel to get the speakup you use today. Unless you
> can find a Solaris kernel developer with the same modifation as Kirk to
> get access to the system, it isn't going to happen.
>
And your point is what, exactly?
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