Re: Why I am not going to use JAWS
- From: "Yadiel Sotomayor" <yadosotomayor@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:23:08 -0400
?Well Chris:
I understand completely your reasons for not continueing to use jaws. Now
for my part in all of this, I will continue to use it. I found it a heck of
a lot better than that other N- screen reader. However, that is purely
personal opinion. I have both jaws and NVDA and I like them a lot both. But
jaws brings me security (open sorce, every can and do edit it, even those
who don't know anything), the inteligent and comprehensive eloquence (I
purely and with all the reason of the world behind my back, hate E speech)
and the fact that I just like it (lol).
Now, back to the point, you will be missed, that is for sure. Take care and
happy Christmas! (pun intended)
Yadiel
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From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:27 AM
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Why I am not going to use JAWS
Would you mind listing all the specific applications you have found to
work with that other screen reader? It does not seem possible that an
open source screen reader could work with more applications than JAWS.
And as far as FS's licensing procedure is concerned, most blind users are
grateful just to have one computer, let alone three or four. Anyone who
can afford to own multiple computers can also afford to pay FS's licensing
fees. To me, it is hypocritical for someone who can afford to own more
than one computer to criticize FS's pricing policies.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "chris hallsworth" <christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 7:05 AM
Subject: Why I am not going to use JAWS
Hello all.
I will publicly state why I am refusing to use JAWS. It is Freedom
Scientific's attitude towards pricing and their license schemes. Some of
us can't or won't afford to buy JAWS, especially if the free one is just
as good as JAWS. As for the license scheme, the user is punished to
license JAWS on up to three machines. With the free and even other
commercial screen readers one can install on as many computers as they
have so long as one machine is used at a time, no questions asked. With
JAWS, once all three authorizations have been used they would then have
to request FS for more keys. Eventually and I will say eventually they
will refuse flat and get paranoid about people sharing authorization
keys. I understand piracy and all that and I certainly don't commit to
any of that stuff however at the same time FS is just asking for money
and not caring about the customer. True there is a dongle option, but
even they can have their fair share of problems. Now for the technical, I
do find the free one to be actually more stable and even works with more
applications than JAWS. You may find this shocking but this is true
according to my personal experience.
Sorry for the rant but you did suggest I state publicly my reasons. So
there you go.
Take care.
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Chris Hallsworth
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