Re: [users] Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leading

2007-06-22 Thread mike scott
I thought it seemed good to know /someone/ is looking at speech recognition, but the list below doesn't exactly inspire confidence: On 21 Jun 2007 at 12:20, jonathon wrote: John wrote: viable voice dictation/OS program if they really are concerned about expanding the Linux base? I am

Re: [users] Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leading

2007-06-22 Thread jonathon
mike scott wrote: I thought it seemed good to know /someone/ is looking at speech recognition, Virtually all of the speech recognition work is done by organizations that want closed source, and everything wrapped in patents. Couple that with the fact that most of the RD is going into embedded

Re: [users] Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leading

2007-06-22 Thread John Boyle
To Mike Scott: You have hit the nail on the head. I would not be surprised if most of what is mentioned are dead in the water. What is really needed is a Current list of viable voice dictation/os operation programs in existence! :-( mike scott wrote: I thought it seemed good to know /someone/

Re: [users] Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leading

2007-06-22 Thread John Boyle
To Jonathon: By then I will be to old to care! :-) :-D jonathon wrote: mike scott wrote: I thought it seemed good to know /someone/ is looking at speech recognition, Virtually all of the speech recognition work is done by organizations that want closed source, and everything

Re: [users] Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leading

2007-06-21 Thread John Boyle
To Fred Miller: My question is why don't someone do something about a viable voice dictation/OS program if they really are concerned about expanding the Linux base? I am tired of hearing that they cannot make any money at it, since most distros are NOT free if bought in box form!!! :o

Re: [users] Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leading

2007-06-21 Thread jonathon
John wrote: viable voice dictation/OS program if they really are concerned about expanding the Linux base? I am tired of hearing that they cannot http://freshmeat.net/redir/speechlion/58780/url_homepage/speechlion http://voicecode.iit.nrc.ca/VoiceCode/public/ywiki.cgi

Re: [users] Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leading

2007-06-21 Thread John Boyle
To Users and Jonathon: Thanks for the information. Now the big question, does any of them work as well as Dragon Naturally Speaking? Secondly, you mention Via Voice must be installed before installing xvoice, do you mean I should put a Windows based voice dictation into Linux and then xvoice?

Re: [users] Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leading

2007-06-21 Thread jonathon
John Boyle wrote: does any of them work as well as Dragon Naturally Speaking? I have no idea. I don't use Voice Recognition tools. made for Linux, and it would seem to be a contradiction in code to try to put it into a Linux program??? Take a look at when those projects were active. I

[users] Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leading

2007-06-20 Thread Fred A. Miller
“Open Office needs to worry less about duplicating features of Office and more about “selling” itself as a viable piece of software in its own right. “ http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5427tag=nl.e539 -- This message originated from a Linux computer using Open Source software: SuSE Linux 10.2.