A simple solution is if you want some features, send a note to accessibil...@apple.com and it may find its way to the right folks. This is not open source, so obviously it can't be modified in the manner you would like. However, Apple is open to feedback and welcomes such from users. A lot of what you find in VoiceOver has been recommendations/suggestions from users. On May 27, 2009, at 2:21 PM, Søren Jensen wrote:
> Hi. > > I'll follow these rules because I might get into trouble if I brake > them, but I think it's very sad that it's not allowed to modify > Voiceover and other kind of software to fix bugs or to add more > features. If it was allowed, we could add a lot of nice features to > Voiceover... > Best regards > Søren Jensen > Mail & MSN: > s...@coolfortheblind.dk > Website: > http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ > > On 27/05/2009, at 19.34, A-Pro Studio wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> First of all, I am not posting this to "crash the party" for >> everyone - including myself, who would like their own localization >> of VoiceOver. But since none of us use to read all legal agreements >> included with all software we use, and since we might get into >> trouble by breaking such agreements, I would like to point those >> who are interested to the MacOSX legal agreements, especially the >> following paragraph: >> >> "The Mac OS X software license agreement does not allow >> modifications or derivative works to be made. >> >> Section 2F of current Leopard SLA: >> F. Except as and only to the extent permitted by applicable >> licensing terms governing use of the Open-Sourced Components, or by >> applicable law, you may not copy, decompile, reverse engineer, >> disassemble, modify, or create derivative works of the Apple >> Software or any part thereof." >> >> Since VoiceOver Utility and other parts of VoiceOver is not Open >> Source, and people who might create, use and publish such >> localization versions of VoiceOver Utility will break the agreement >> and by this also break the law, this is an issue one should be >> aware of. >> For your info, and to avoid fellow listers to get in trouble. >> >> Have a wonderful day! >> >> John André >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
