RE: Why I am not going to use JAWS

  • From: "Harmony Neil" <harmonylm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:46:13 -0000

Know what you mean. To be honest, I've got NVDA on here as a back up and a
damn good back up it has been too at times. Let's just say, it got me and a
friend out of some very tight spots about a week or 2 back.

-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Yadiel Sotomayor
Sent: 21 December 2010 15:23
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Why I am not going to use JAWS

?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.
>> -- 
>>
>> Chris Hallsworth
>> You can contact me at the following channels:
>> E-mail and Facebook: challsworth2@xxxxxxx
>> MSN: ch9675@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Skype: chrishallsworth7266
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40
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