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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