improvements in the Dectalk USB

[Adam Myrow]

Well, it's just that the software Dectalk seems rather unprofessional. 
For example, at least when I've installed it, the installer bombs out at 
the end with an error about an unexpected end of file.  You can get around 
this by manually running ldconfig, but it seems to be something that one 
would expect to have been caught in beta testing.  Also, the software has 
some strange issues with compound words containing the word "fire."  For 
example, try a sentence like "I use a firewall to protect my computer." 
As soon as the software Dectalk encounters "firewall," it starts speaking 
gibberish for the rest of the line.  This, again, is something that should 
have been caught in beta testing.  From this evidence, I've come to the 
conclusion that Fonix really doesn't care about the quality of their Linux 
products.  Their speech engine is in the Dectalk USB, but it doesn't 
display these glitches.  The Dectalk USB has some issues, but it looks 
like they are being resolved.  Also, I can't remember if it was you or 
somebody else who bought the Dectalk software and has yet to receive a 
serial number despite being charged *twice* for it.