speakup using different synths with software speech?

[Tony Baechler]

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.
>