[vicsireland] Re: NVDA Drop-In morning -
- From: Ronan McGuirk <ronan.p.mcguirk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 08:40:48 +0100
Excellent idea. Free open source software can often be as good as, or
sometimes better than, commercial software.
I think this is a very good idea for VICS to take up.
Ronan
On 28/03/2014, Cearbhall O'Meadhra <omeadhrac@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> HI all,
>
> Just thinking about the commercial drive that makes Sight and Sound hold
> this kind of open day. Naturally, NVDA does not feature as it has no
> commercial value.
>
> What about VICS taking up the challenge of presenting open source tools
> such
> as NVDA, Firefox, JAVA, a selection of the best accessible, free apps for
> iPhone and Android and so on?
>
> That would be a useful role and there is no other way to promote them that
> I
> know of.
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Cearbhall
>
> M: 0833323487 t: (01) 2864623 em: omeadhrac@xxxxxxx
>
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> Subject: [vicsireland] Sight And Sound Drop-In morning - Thursday 10th
> April, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
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> Dear All,
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> NCBI are hosting an informal drop-in session with Sight and Sound LTD at
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> Stuart
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