From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mta11.charter.net (mta11.charter.net [216.33.127.80]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECBA8109BD for ; Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:43:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from imp10 ([10.20.200.10]) by mta11.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.09.01.00 201-2219-108-20080618) with ESMTP id <20090604164300.GISY22327.mta11.charter.net@imp10> for ; Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:43:00 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net ([24.151.121.233]) by imp10 with smtp.charter.net id zsj01b00D52EYB405sj0i3; Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:43:00 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.11) with ESMTP id n54Gh0js000767 for ; Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:43:00 -0400 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.10/Submit) id n54GgxXM000766 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:42:59 -0400 Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:42:59 -0400 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: speakup using different synths with software speech? Message-ID: <20090604164259.GB746@gmx.net> References: <5D1286E147AA4F92B17EDF969017C6CF@tdsdev> <20090531185400.GB10058@localhost.localdomain> <20090531192320.GA25139@linux1> <20090531195859.GA5899@grml> <1243888309.19200.14.camel@orchid.sented-plants.local> <4A27AB49.4010904@baechler.net> <8E2CD3256B904402A3C321D030DF15A0@tdsdev> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8E2CD3256B904402A3C321D030DF15A0@tdsdev> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.94.2, clamav-milter version 0.94.2 on h14me.homelinux.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:43:01 -0000 But you end up paying a lower fee for it since it's an OEM copy that the dealer likely bought in bulk. On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 05:21:01AM -0600, Tyler Littlefield wrote: > Your dealer didn't whip out their magic windows box and give you a free > copy. You more than likely paid for it, it was just in the cost of the > computer. > > > Thanks, > Tyler Littlefield > Web: tysdomain.com > email: tyler@tysdomain.com > My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Baechler" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 5:08 AM > Subject: Re: speakup using different synths with software speech? > > > >Who said anything about paying for Windows? I got it installed from the > >dealer who built the machine, or with my Dell machines, directly from Dell > >when I got it. I've never had to pay for Windows in my life and I'm not > >sure why I would. I understand the licensing is different for Vista and > >Windows 7, but with Windows 98 and XP, I just have my dealer install it > >for me. That also saves me the trouble of getting sighted help. I'm not > >opposed to spending money on speech, but I've already sunk a fortune into > >hardware synths which have a lot better quality, so the idea of buying > >software speech is foreign to me. Also, I've had my income cut twice this > >year already, so I really can't afford any other expenses right now if I > >had to because the money just isn't there. I know of at least one other > >person on this list who uses Linux because money is an issue, and two > >others who still use DOS, partially for the same reason. > > > >Georgina Joyce wrote: > >>Well if paying for windows works for you then that's alright. I don't > >>have the time to write out instructions on how to use cepstral voices > >>when you just want to complain about espeak and have no intention on > >>using them because they cost money. > >> > >>It's your perspectives that are stopping you from using linux. > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- If you want to travel around the world and be invited to speak at a lot of different places, just write a Unix operating system. -- Linus Torvalds