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Gregory Nowak  <speakup@braille.uwo.ca> wrote:

>Exactly, and if you think that orca is a piece of crap, then why don't
>you get involved in some way, and try to make it better however you
>can. Ranting about the software, and the people working on it isn't
>productive, and doesn't help anyone make the software better, or in
>deciding whether someone wants to use the software, or not.

Another option is to start your own project and write an alternative
implementation. If it's any good, others will start using it. If not, they
won't. That's how the community works. Rants are not helpful and not
appreciated.