From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from spaceymail-a4.g.dreamhost.com (caibbdcaaaaf.dreamhost.com [208.113.200.5]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3C0010AB2 for ; Thu, 4 Jun 2009 07:21:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from tdsdev (unknown [168.103.85.95]) by spaceymail-a4.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3BCF161502 for ; Thu, 4 Jun 2009 04:21:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <8E2CD3256B904402A3C321D030DF15A0@tdsdev> From: "Tyler Littlefield" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <5D1286E147AA4F92B17EDF969017C6CF@tdsdev> <20090531185400.GB10058@localhost.localdomain> <20090531192320.GA25139@linux1> <20090531195859.GA5899@grml> <036101c9e24a$63683200$6400a8c0@quan><4A241922.7070204@baechler.net> <1243888309.19200.14.camel@orchid.sented-plants.local> <4A24F34F.8020601@baechler.net><1243938899.3597.7.camel@orchid.sented-plants.local> <4A27AB49.4010904@baechler.net> Subject: Re: speakup using different synths with software speech? Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 05:21:01 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 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 11:21:08 -0000 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