yeah I know. I wander apart from making opensource readers if there is anyway to get prices to go down on software. Its rather hefty and although I do aggree that its vary specialised and high quality its to expencive for a load of us to get without funding. Even the upgrades cost a load. At 12:25 a.m. 24/05/2007, you wrote: > I agree that some accessible software is very expensive, but you have to >consider the market this software is selling to and the complexity of the >software itself. > If Windows XP were only sold to the blind for example, it would cost >several thousand dollars and frankly it would never happen as it would be a >money loser for the company producing it. > I for one am grateful that there are quality screenreaders out there for >us at all, considering the heavy amount of time invested in writing this >stuff. > Later, > Che > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Talksina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 3:50 AM >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Piracy of accessible software > > >> 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.
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