On NPR's On the Media, this past weekend, they interviewed a BBC executive
who said something that caught my ear.

The main story was about a new feature on the BBC website, which allows its
audience to use their material with minimal permission.

The interviewee mentioned that one person made the website text readable
with an electronic voice. I'm curious about the technology used, both the
programing and the brand of speech synthesis. Is their computer speech in
the public domain that could have been utilized?

The BBC website is at:

http://bbc.co.uk

I think the interviewee said that the relevant link is called Open Source.

Peter Seymourgde


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