[BRLTTY] the orbit display

[kendell clark]

hi
I can definitely get behind that. Linux users and all other users should
have a choice over which hardware they run. I'm not sure if we (meaning
the sonar community) will be able to get one display let alone several,
but if we do manage to get more than one we'll definitely send one your
way free of charge so that if the people behind this display decide not
to be cooperative we can still get support added. I've often wondered
why there isn't a standard usb device class for braille displays like
there is for keyboards, mice, etc? Is it because each company patents
their internals to reduce competition so there's been no opportunity for
a standard? A usb or bluetooth standard would make our job easier since
we'd only have to support the standard and then add device specifics
when needed. I don't mean anything by that, these are just idle
wonderings, you guys do a fantastic job of supporting braille devices
from all companies. I just wish they'd be more cooperative. But that can
be said for the entire open source world not just us.
Thanks
Kendell Clark


Dave Mielke wrote:
> [quoted lines by kendell clark on 2016/09/02 at 19:40 -0500]
>
>> no
>> oh my goodness no
>> What I meant was that 
> :-) Maybe I should've thought through your statement a bit more before 
> responding to it. Anyway, my approach is always to speak very directly to an 
> issue in order to clear up any misunderstanding right up front.
>
>> I was wondering if my social media manager (ryan eversole is his name) would 
>> be given cooperation by the people making the display or blown off as 
>> unimportant because they're not from microsoft, apple or google.  I'm so used 
>> to linux being rejected as unimportant that I almost expect it now and am 
>> surprised when it's actually considered, even if that form comes via android. 
> I prefer to not make that assumption ever, especially sionce all that might end 
> up doing is poisoning our relationship with them. I don't care what any 
> company's initial attitude is. My position is that we're here to help them get 
> more customers by doing a quality job in adding support for their products. My 
> motivation is to maximize a Linux user's individual choice regarding which 
> device he'd truly prefer to be using.
>
>> I know you guys better than that and you accept help by anyone, user or 
>> company. 
> We appreciate your vote of confidence! :-)
>
>> me mentally scrubs my brain ... I really should've read my message more 
>> carefully before sending. 
> Hey! It's not as if I haven't responded far too hastily with carelessly chosen 
> words more than once myself. It happens to all of us. The real problem is when 
> someone thinks that he/she is above doing those sorts of things.
>