O/T: Scannong Books

O/T: Scannong Books

If you've got a couple of extra minutes and are interested in how us blind
guys read books, check out:

http :// www .photography.dudley-hanks,com /Light-And-Sight/TurboC-manual.txt

It's an old Borland Turbo C manual I scanned in. I think it's far enough
removed from current standards I shouldn't run into copyright violation
trouble, but it will give you an idea of how tricky it is for blind people
to access accurate info on whatever topic they might be interested in.

Warning, it's about 1.3 megs, so it might be a bit troublesome for slower
connections.

Enjoy,
Dudley

Re: O/T Scanning Books

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"Dudley Hanks" <hanks.dudley@gmail,com > wrote in message
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> If you've got a couple of extra minutes and are interested in how us blind
> guys read books, check out:
>
> http :// www .photography.dudley-hanks,com /Light-And-Sight/TurboC-manual.txt
>
> It's an old Borland Turbo C manual I scanned in. I think it's far enough
> removed from current standards I shouldn't run into copyright violation
> trouble, but it will give you an idea of how tricky it is for blind people
> to access accurate info on whatever topic they might be interested in.
>
> Warning, it's about 1.3 megs, so it might be a bit troublesome for slower
> connections.
>
> Enjoy,
> Dudley
>
>

Re: O/T: Scannong Books

Dudley Hanks wrote:
> If you've got a couple of extra minutes and are interested in how us blind
> guys read books, check out:
>
> http :// www .photography.dudley-hanks,com /Light-And-Sight/TurboC-manual.txt
>
> It's an old Borland Turbo C manual I scanned in. I think it's far enough
> removed from current standards I shouldn't run into copyright violation
> trouble

New to copyright law, are we?

BugBear

Re: O/T: Scannong Books

On Wed, 14 May 2008 09:42:12 +0100, bugbear wrote:

> Dudley Hanks wrote:
>> If you've got a couple of extra minutes and are interested in how us
>> blind guys read books, check out:
>>
>> http :// www .photography.dudley-hanks,com /Light-And-Sight/TurboC-
manual.txt
>>
>> It's an old Borland Turbo C manual I scanned in. I think it's far
>> enough removed from current standards I shouldn't run into copyright
>> violation trouble
>
> New to copyright law, are we?
>
In this sort of case it's not about the letter of the law so much as
whether anyone would bother to pursue it - there's loads of obsolete
technical documentation on-line and I'm not aware of anyone being hassled
for putting it there.

Re: O/T: Scannong Books


"bugbear" <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote in message
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> Dudley Hanks wrote:
>> If you've got a couple of extra minutes and are interested in how us
>> blind guys read books, check out:
>>
>> http :// www .photography.dudley-hanks,com /Light-And-Sight/TurboC-manual.txt
>>
>> It's an old Borland Turbo C manual I scanned in. I think it's far enough
>> removed from current standards I shouldn't run into copyright violation
>> trouble
>
> New to copyright law, are we?
> Very new.

My thought is that the informative value of illustrating the technical
difficulties the blind community faces in accessing accurate information
outweighs the proprietary concerns a large company might have in protecting
its out-of-date technical writings. However, if I am wrong and, if someone
complains to Borland, and if Borland asks me to take the file down, I will
do so quickly. Of course, the file will be off the net long before any
complaint will have wound its way through the bureaucratic jungle.

Take Care,
Dudley