speakup using different synths with software speech?

[Tyler Littlefield]

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 at tysdomain.com
My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Baechler" <tony at baechler.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
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.
>>
>
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