and if NVDA would become as powerful as jaws or window-eyes then freedom scientif c would have some serious competition.
Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "shaun everiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Piracy of accessible software >I understand, thats why nvda exists. > I have seen pirated coppys of such things as screenreaders but have > refused the temptation. > I won't argue I have felt the urge. > This is probably one reason why the opensource industry started. > No copywrite or vary little. > Its a comunity copywrite really. > And most stuff is nicely put in something like creative commans or gpl. > At 08:50 p.m. 23/05/2007, you wrote: >>well, >>not to open a flame about this, but, talking about other >>blind-related software, they are really really really too expensive! >>I do not talk about games, that cost maximum 40 euro. And, that, for >>example, a user wanting to play a game, can use his/her money to buy >>the game, instead of... buying cigarettes, or something else that is >>damaging his health. >>But what, in my opinion, is too expensive, are other kind of >>softwares. Think about Jaws, Window-Eyes, Talks or MobileSpeak for >>mobile phones, Sapi5 synths (such as Loquendo)... >>Your discussion is valid for games, or small softwares (such as >>VoiceEmotion or PowerGramo, the voip assistants), goldwave, sound >>forge and so on >>But you lie to yourself if you say that you wouldn't desire to have >>free access to your computer or mobile phone, or, at least, to spend >>less money! Not to have to spend the double price because we are >>blind, for a device which is sold to sighted people with an accessible >>price >>Yes, they could develop something free in that case, too. There is a >>tool called NVDA for computers, and a Sapi5 called eSpeak, not high >>quality but open source and free >>but not for mobile phones >>In general, I am against software piracy, as it damages the >>alternative free or low-cost software, but I do not lie to myself: >>most of softwares we NEED, are a real theft. >>Think about what happened on eMule 2 years ago >>An anonymous user, having the machine on 24 hours a day, started to >>distribute a file called "nokia talks 2.xx IMEI key generator", which >>just contained an executable wich, once launched, destroyed all >>computer data: everything in hard disk, internal or external or >>partitions, was removed >>There is no possibility to get any proof on that, but many people >>thought (and think) this comes from Nuance, Talks producer, but >>writing this on the Internet, as there are no proof, could cause >>problems. So, as we say in Italy, "incarta e porta a casa". That is, >>literally translated, pack it and take it home. It means, take it as it is >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >>To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >>visit >>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >>any subscription changes via the web. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
