Dear all Sharing my realization of this and the shift I made to correct the course:
NVDA does provide a respectable and fully functional alternative to Jaws. I can mention this because I am using it full time for past four years. I use computer for almost 14 hours every day and did not have to switch to Jaws for anything. I am not a software developer but use it as a reading and writing tool like most of us. I do have Jaws license but use it only for testing few applications as part of my work for their compatibility with Jaws. Why did I shift: We now have developers working on NVDA in India. If we are all using NVDA, we have scope of getting it improved as per our needs. Indian Language support and availability of Phonetic words for each character for Indian languages are few of such examples. We definitely need to improve software for ourselves. By being a user of NVDA we contribute in its development. Because providing feedback itself is the method of developing the software further. Providing support in its use too is a big service that we do when we become a user of a software. By using Pirated software, we not just lose our right to contribute in its development and getting our problem solved, we block scope of further enhancement in a legally available alternatives. If we are able to adopt alternatives for critical needs of ours such as the screen reading software and OCR, we can do a big service to their further development. In past few days we read about availability of free of cost alternative for OCR. We can certainly try it out and see where it is not working for us. This can help developers to make such improvements and provide a solution. This shift to affordable alternatives and being able to interact with software developers has helped me to live with dignity and assist in working towards solutions for several of our long pending problems of digital empowerment. Same thought process and way of living also got translated to books and working with publishers and the amendment in our copy-right law. Thanks Dipendra -----Original Message----- From: Ai [mailto:ai-boun...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in] On Behalf Of Alok Kaushik via Ai Sent: 01 August 2017 13:14 To: 'Share, empower &Enrich' <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> Cc: Alok Kaushik <alok.li...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Ai] software cracks This thread may have been closed on account of reference to pirated software. However, response in following mail is compelling and is very important for all of us to understand. It definitely brought many thoughts to the surface and I felt a strong drive to put them down. These are just preliminary thoughts and like many social or moral issues, they may not have a single conclusion. Most of us have developed a tendency of getting everything for free and expecting everyone to be supportive of us in whatever we may do. Surely most people choose to ignore the effort that it takes to create something. If the creator of that software or any other thing does not intend to distribute it for free what right do we have to have it for free? It may sound like a hard comparison but do we accept and justify any act of crime, small or big, if the person doing it is a needy condition? Impact of software piracy is not part of experience of the person using it, so it is much easier to ignore or justify it. On the contrary, from a social policy and analysis point of view, we say that if we do not channelize our youth in productive activities, crime in the society would increase. This is an empirical observation, whether one debates for or against it. One would justify based on where he / she stands. If JAWS crack was not so common in the visually impaired community, wouldn't we have been further behind in terms of our our sustenance and growth? But a person from an impoverished background would give a similar argument after committing a crime as well. So is that justified? While moral standpoints have no single answer, its practical implications are definitely obvious, as mentioned in the following mail. Thanks. Alok -----Original Message----- From: Ai [mailto:ai-boun...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in] On Behalf Of Dipendra Manocha via Ai Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2017 7:33 AM To: 'Share, empower &Enrich' Cc: Dipendra Manocha Subject: [Ai] software cracks Dear Chirag If affordability was a problem, did you try out methods of accomplishing this task with free or open source tools available to us in any way? Even if we do not realise, we pay a very heavy cost for pirated software. This is because we condemn those developers to starvation who try to develop software for us. Thus no sensible person would try to develop anything for us. For example, did you ever think why Fine Reader doesn't have any Indian Language in it? Thanks Dipendra -----Original Message----- From: Ai [mailto:ai-boun...@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in] On Behalf Of Chirag Mittal via Ai Sent: 31 July 2017 22:24 To: Share, empower &Enrich <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> Cc: Chirag Mittal <chiragmittal...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Ai] any tool which can convert pdf to word Please try fine reder.Its great and can be use ofline also.You can easily convert pdf to word and vice versa.For cracking it u can contact me anytime on 9729402525 On 7/31/17, r k sarin via Ai <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> wrote: > I use to change PDF files into word file through fine reader. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dr. G. Janardhana Naidu via Ai" > <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> > To: "Share, empower &Enrich" <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> > Cc: "Dr. G. Janardhana Naidu" <jnga...@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 6:31 AM > Subject: Re: [Ai] any tool which can convert pdf to word > > >> Dear Varma Sir, Thanks for the information. But zamzar.com requires >> internet. Is there any off line free tool? Does zamzar.com convert >> regional language such as telugu pdf files in to word? >> Thanks in advance, >> Janardhana Naidu. >> >> On 7/30/17, bhawani shankar verma via Ai >> <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> wrote: >>> open book, k1000, fine reader are paid software. there are many >>> online utilities like zamzar.com you can upload your file and in >>> result you will get converted word file. >>> >>> >>> From: samidha dhumatkar via Ai >>> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2017 2:36 PM >>> To: Share, empower &Enrich >>> Cc: samidha dhumatkar >>> Subject: Re: [Ai] any tool which can convert pdf to word >>> >>> I you can use openbook >>> >>> >>> On Jul 30, 2017 2:24 PM, "sazid shaik via Ai" >>> <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> wrote: >>> >>> dear list, >>> I am having a pdf document as my nvda is not reading that document. I >>> want to convert that into word document by which i can read that >>> document with nvda. kindly share that tool and suggest. >>> >>> thanks and regards, >>> sazid >>> Disclaimer: >>> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the >>> thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates >>> itself to its veracity; >>> >>> 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on >>> the mails sent through this mailing list.. >>> >>> >>> >>> To check if the post reached the list or to search for old >>> posting, >>> reach: >>> >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in/maillist.htm l >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> >>> Ai mailing list >>> Ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in >>> http://accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in/mailman/listinfo/ai >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ------------ >>> Disclaimer: >>> 1. 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