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From: "Yeep" <Yeep AT xs4all DOT nl>
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Subject: Re: [opendos] A more ordered fixlist
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 21:08:06 +0100
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> Does that mean that if I write a program and either give it away or
> sell it, that I *HAVE* to make it use BIOS screen writes or risk being
> sued by blind users?  I don't like the sounds of that at all!  In
> fact, a law forcing me to do so, would probably make me make sure that
> my programs TOTALLY VIOLATE such laws just to promote freedom of
> choice.  Don't get me wrong here, I am not against such users as
> yourself (as I'm sure you're aware of allready), however some programs
> need to be as fast as possible, and I prefer speed over anything else
> when writing my own programs.  The end user is always free to choose
> another product if mine doesn't suit their needs as well.
> 
> I'm all for making OpenDOS as user friendly to EVERYONE regardless of
> disability, and my own programs as well.  However when I hear legal
> babble like the above, it makes me want to REBEL against being
> openminded and program direct VGA registers, and go straight to video
> memory in LFB mode.  I don't mean to upset anyone with this posting,
> but I really didn't like the "legal foot" above.

Rock on brother Harris :-)

	Yeep