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@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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. >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
