How much would it realistically cost to bundle it with a product like NVDA (or our tools)? Stefik On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Ken Perry <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I would suppose the problem is Freedom has paid the licenses to use > eloquence and if you change the way they install eloquence by changing > registries you are breaking the license. Thus while technically its illegal > I doubt anyone is going to come in in a black trench coat and take your > computer. I would however point out that you can now buy a copy of nvda for > like 10 bucks and get a much better experience with what used to be ibm via > voice. > > ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:37 AM > To: programmingblind > Subject: NVDA and Eloquence > > I am trying to understand the legal issues around use of NVDA with the > Eloquence speech installed with JAWS. I have heard that it is > technically easy to make this work, thereby substantially improving the > NVDA experience. On the blind-mozilla list, however, it was stated that > this is absolutely illegal to do, and even discussion of the topic was > prohibited on the list. I did not realize this was such a controversial > topic, but trust that we can at least discuss it here, being careful as > appropriate not to encourage particular actions. > > As I think we know, just because a company says that some activity is an > impermissible use of software does not make it so. For example, I have > heard of the "Jailbreak" issue with the iPhone, and that this has been > deemed legal by an authoritative body, despite initial protests by a > company. Am I understanding that right? > > So, I am interested in any official statement that asserts the > illegality of using Eloquence with NVDA. Can someone point me to a web > page? > > Please understand that I am not encouraging such activity, especially > since my knowledge of the topic is limited at present. I do think, > however, that if people are being told that something is absolutely > illegal that they deserve some kind of authoritative reference for that > assertion, given the corresponding implication that one would be a > criminal to do so. > > Jamal > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind