I'll bet it doesn't have anything to do with software piracy. This is in hopes of getting back on topic.
-- If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words. ----- Original Message ----- From: "jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 10:34 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Piracy of accessible software > 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 .. 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