[bookport] Re: braille filter and send to bp
- From: "PAMELA RADER" <PRADER@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:07:43 -0500
Guys:
The bottom line here is that we already have a translation software in
place for which we did pay to use, so we're not looking to implement any
others.
Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
American Printing House For The Blind
1839 Frankfort Ave.
Louisville, KY 40206
PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307
>>> ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 12/19/06 04:01PM >>>
Gary is correct here.
I was employed by the NFB at the time that Kurzweil Educational
systems
discussed using NFB Trans. The only stipulation that was made was
that
the NFB receive an acknowledgement that clearly explained the origin
of
this software. There was no fee involved. If APH wanted to use NFB
Trans, I am sure that they would not have to pay either. I'm not even
sure that the NFB could legally charge such a fee.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary Wunder
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 1:22 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: braille filter and send to bp
Hi. I have no ax to grind about the translator we now have in the BP,
but
NFB released to public domain the NFBTRANS software a long time ago
and
to
my knowledge we do not charge anything to KESI who use it in the K1000.
Therefore, were someone to use it, the issue of someone having to pay
us
for
it would not apply.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 6:26 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: braille filter and send to bp
> Shawn. I don't want to have to pay licensing fees to NFB when I pay
for a
> Book Port and while it's all well and good to claim that the program
is
> public domain, I have zero confidence that if APH were to suddenly
take an
> interest in it that there wouldn't be demands for a licensing fee
made
> immediately if not sooner. No product vendor would be demonstrating
the
> slightest bit of intelligence or responsibility if, in this context,
they
> ignored a product that they own, control, and support in favor of
one
with
> which they have no connection whatever.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shawn Thiel" <shawn.thiel@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 4:59 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: braille filter and send to bp
>
>
> Hmm, perhaps then a feature could be implemented in firmware that
would
> allow them to be skipped if desired, similar to Kurzweil's header
> avoidance?
> In some books, particularly one I found with complied personal
adds,
it
> was
> frustrating to have numbers interspersed that made no logical sense.
I
> suppose I could use my copy of nfb trans to back translate, but
that's
an
> additional step of creating text. Sorry if i seem to be presssing the
> issue,
> but I don't think i am the only person who finds them
> distracting.
> What about the other translation issues i mentioned with regard to
> computer
> braille? It makes accessing resources in magazines difficult when
urls
are
> improperly back translated.
> Shawn
>
>
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