that's only part of it. don't forget we are a specialised market. you
could apply a similar analogy to ham radio. again, a specialised market.
however, I digress. while it's not right by any means, software piracy
in any form won't be completely stamped out. Not while the software is
cost prohibitive.
as for malware and viri, if you don't scan it with everythign you have
at your disposle in the first place, then more fool you. that can also
apply to legitimate downloads also as they can easily be got at if
someone has the inclination.
if I could afford it, I'd run all legit software. and therein lies the
problem.
if NVDA were more useable than it is now, I'd even consider using that.
anyway, let us press on and go back to playing radio. that's much more
fun in my oppinion.
On 14/04/2009 12:50 AM, Steve Dresser went skydiving, and on the way
down, shouted thus.:
> Shawn,
>
> Part of the high cost you rail against goes to develop elaborate schemes to
> keep the software from being pirated. Speaking as someone who buys his own
> software, I'd love to see the cost go down, but cracking the software won't
> make that happen.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 20:46
> Subject: Re: Of Top. Computerized Voices
>
>
>> when the software is cost prohibitive in the first place, any moral
>> concerns on the part of the end user go straight out the window.
>> not all of us are in a position to have government assistance to
>> purchase the afforementioned nore do we earn enough to even consider the
>> possibility of buying it ourselves. sadly, ours is a rather specialised
>> market, and any software vendor can do as they please with reference to
>> pricing and the like, as evidenced by freedom science fiction and gw
>> micro.
>> ok, enough of a rant from me. that's just my take on the whole idea.
>>
>>
>> On 13/04/2009 3:18 AM, Steve went skydiving, and on the way down,
>> shouted thus.:
>>> Hey Shaun,
>>>
>>> I don't know how your Department of Communication applies moral standards
>>> to
>>> licenses down under, but offering cracks of Jaws or other software is a
>>> violation of copyright and international law. There are former hams here
>>> in
>>> the States who've not had their licenses renewed because of moral
>>> terpitudes.
>>>
>>> Not only that, but the sharing of cracks doesn't help us because it
>>> deprives
>>> the software developers of revenue that they could use to make further
>>> improvements to their product.
>>>
>>> Steve, K8SP
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 10:10 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Of Top. Computerized Voices
>>>
>>>
>>> I have a cracked version here if anyone wants it.
>>> I also have the realspeak solo voices here also.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/04/2009 9:58 PM, Walt Sebastian went skydiving, and on the way
>>> down, shouted thus.:
>>>> Hi Phil,
>>>> I use Deck Talk Access 32. It is a software synthesizer and it used to
>>>> be
>>>> available from Jaws or Window Eyes but am not sure if it can be
>>>> purchased
>>>> any more. I just know that I like it and will be totally lost if I ever
>>>> lose it,
>>>>
>>>> Walt
>>>> WA4QXT
>>>> New London CT
>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>
>
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