Hi, I am surprised in your country why your people haven't just switched to a free OS alternative like Linux. I mean there are generally all the same kinds of applications for Linux as there for Windows for a fraction of the cost. Want a Microsoft Office equal try Open Office, want a Outlook equal try Evolution, want a better product than Internet Explorer try Firefox 3, etc. I won't say accessibility is an exact one to one comparison to Windows, Linux access still needs to improve, but reasonable access is here. If it comes down to paying $300 for a Jaws SMA or downloading Orca 2.18 for free I will go Orca. The nice thing about some of these alternative operating systems like Linux is that it is affordable for anyone who has a computer. Even poor countries, that can not afford Windows, can download and run Linux software for almost no investment up front. If you want commercial software like Eloquence or Dectalk for Linux you have to pay for that, but TTS engines like festival and ESpeak are absolutely free. I have actually tried Orca's French and Spanish language settings with ESpeak and it has very good foreign language support. I would say it is prime software for a non-English speaker, but I don't care that much for the voice itself. I use Dectalk with Orca as I am a big Dectalk fan. <Grin>
Parham wrote: > What I meant was, sadly, you can't do anything about it. If the person > playing your game decides that, ok, this is not worth paying for? he/she is > going to find a way to get it for free. Or, I can't pay for this! The "I > can't pay for this" can be for any reason, but when one can't pay, one won't > pay. It is not up to me, as a developer, to decide that my game is worth > paying for or not. I mean, no matter what I decide, people tend to get what > they want however they want it. Piracy is not right to do, that is the > bottom line, I was just stating some side-facts, you see. > In my country, all the software can be obtained for free. In my cvcountry, > all the music is obtained for free. When you are in such an environment, you > just realize, hey, that producer has put some time on that. Or hey, > Microsoft has designed windows, although it's awful, but it's something only > a little below avrage, and it deserves to be paid. But does anyone pay > around here? If you already don't know the answer, it is, "NO". > That is why I never play the games that are not free and keep myself out of > the whole thing. Too much headache. > --- > Contact info: > Skype: parham-d > MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com > email: parham90 at GMail dot com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
