If this is the case, how can we stop these kind of exploitation?
I forgot to mention that, some such software in fact Malayalam TTS was
launched by an NGO named insight who went on receiving huge amounts of
funds to promote free software.
The TTS in fact was good for nothing and it was launched by some minister.
Well, it's hight time that we express our dissatisfaction about these
kind of generous cheating to the authorities.
Hope, I haven't exceeded the limits with my expressions.
Regards,
P. balaraman.
On 9/26/2011 11:08 AM, Prashant Ranjan Verma wrote:
Same is the situation for the Hindi TTS. The product that has been launched
is not usable for practical purposes.
-----Original Message-----
From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in
[mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Balaram
Sent: 26 September 2011 08:08
To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Subject: [AI] my observations of the newly released TTS.
Re: (Keralavision) Sachin Pilot releases Text-to- Speech System in six
Indian languages including Malayalam To say the least, it has become a
fashion these days for the non-governmental as well as governmental agencies
to launch half developed products by VIP's like ministers and Give much
publicity through all the medias I don't understand what the visually
impaired comunity or any such group for that matter can benefit from such
half developed and more or less unusable software.
I can safely say this as I was one of the members of the Malayalam TTS
developing team.
I worked with CDAC for two months as tester and trainer and there were much
bugs and shortcomings in the TTS which I myself and the trainees expressed
yunanimously to the CDAC officials.
This was done a couple of months back and I don't think, they would have
fixed at least the bugs to launch the prodect still half developed.
In this context, I can't understand the importance or value of launching
such a product to which much modification and improvements were necessary.
It was told by the CDAC officials that, there will be a second face for the
development of this TTS.
We can all hope hoping against hope that, we will get something usable after
the promised second face.
However I am sure that, there will be another launching of the product in
some other pet names by some other VIP's and much media hipe if at all there
will be a second face.
Regards,
P. Balaraman.
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