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Greetings list members,<br>
<br>
Since I broached the topic of closing down this list nearly a month
ago on August 20th, we had <a
href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/accessibility/2013-August/thread.html">a
very brief flurry of of e-mail messages in August</a>, all in the
"considering closing down" thread. <br>
<br>
While some used that thread to mention other things (e.g. to observe
that the latest XO Tablet runs Android under the covers, or to ask
about iPhone accessibility, or to mention related work on Ubuntu), I
haven't seen any concrete discussions about OLPC accessibility
advancements. And no further traffic to the list in September.<br>
<br>
What I have seen are a few +1 "votes" for closing down the list.
And several hundred more SPAM messages. <br>
<br>
So... unless someone writes to me volunteering to take over list
management, I plan to close the list down in the coming few days.<br>
<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Peter<br>
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bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Greetings list members,<br>
<br>
Our mailing list for discussing all things related to
the accessibility of the One Laptop Per Child project
has had no substantive traffic for nearly a year.
Beyond a little <a moz-do-not-send="true"
target="_blank"
href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/accessibility/2013-January/thread.html">"just
a test" flurry in January</a>, the list has been
silent since a 3-message thread on <a
moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"
href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/accessibility/2012-September/thread.html">September
27, 2012 about the OpenDyslexic font</a>, which took
place 11 months ago (and as is clear from the <a
moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"
href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/accessibility/">list
archives</a>, activity has been tapering off since
2007). <br>
<br>
Meanwhile every day brings tens of SPAM messages that
collect in the list filter, waiting for me to
periodically wade through them and clear them out.<br>
<br>
<br>
Therefore I propose that we close this mailing list
down. Alternatively, if someone else would like to take
over maintenance (and SPAM filter clearing), I would be
happy to pass the baton.<br>
<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
<br>
Peter<br>
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