Hay Josh it's Jason what is NVDA? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Piracy of accessible software
>I hope NVDA becomes as good as jaws or window-eyes someday. > > Josh > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Che" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 8:25 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Piracy of accessible software > > >> 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" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> 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 .. Gamers@audyssey.org >>> 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 .. Gamers@audyssey.org >> 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 .. Gamers@audyssey.org > 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 .. Gamers@audyssey.org 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.
