[DECtalk] QUESTION

Sat Apr 9 09:51:19 EDT 2011

Why those things were changed I have no idea, but starting in the 1980s the
speak code was distributed as example code so once in the public domain it's
still in the public domain and that's what I'll try and dig up this the
source code for it and the Windows programmer can modify it to their hearts
content to do whatever they want. I must speech person who can code a little
bit but when it comes to apps and not very good. But the speech code talks
to the database the DECtalk application interface.
There is a huge difference between being public domain and somebody
supporting a download site companies just don't want to do that for lots of
different reasons

On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This is all very interesting. Personally, if the intent was for the source
> code to be distributed freely, I think it should be made available
> somewhere
> for download. In the case of the widely-distributed Speak43 application,
> there's just the one exe, no DLL's. Is the DECtalk code actually compiled
> into the Speak binary? I'd think if Speak were just an example program,
> you'd need to have your own copy of DECtalk separate from Speak.
>
> One other thing I always found annoying about Speak was that you couldn't
> read files longer than about 64K or so. So you couldn't take the Speak43
> program which does let you convert to wav and convert, say, a full-length
> novel with it.
> Jayson
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ebruckert Bruckert" <edbruckert at gmail.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 6:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] QUESTION
>
>
> > Actually speak it doesn't have a version. But I think I have an SDK
> > software
> > developers kit for DECtalk that includes the source code for speak. It
> was
> > widely distributed in the public domain, so it any Windows programmer
> > could
> > modify it for you. I can send it to you or send it to whoever you would
> > like
> > me to. Also don't give up on the regressed DECtalk. I expected to have to
> > do
> > some work as all my source code was advanced development code so I have
> to
> > roll things back and turn things off. Since I wrote all versions of the
> > synthesizer from 1990 on we can get pretty close. There were some weird
> > changes due to code that wasn't exactly correct and so was executed
> > differently different compilers. Also Dennis his original code did not
> > always do what the note said so was always a question with those as to
> > whether to turn right or left.
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 4:17 PM, <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >>  *Thank you for the verification.  I thought it was free to use and give
> >> out.  I've been doing it for 6 years.  It looks like it will be the only
> >> form of 4.40 that will exist.  I only wish the play key could have a
> >> control
> >> command because blind people can't find it.*
> >> **
> >> **
> >> *SNOOPI BOTTEN *
> >>
> >>  In a message dated 4/8/2011 1:27:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >> edbruckert at gmail.com writes:
> >>
> >> Speak is public domain and always has been. It was originally sent out
> in
> >> source code as an example of how to interface with the synthesizer. So
> >> have
> >> no fears it is not licensed.
> >>
> >> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 12:13 PM, <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>  *I'm throwing this question out because I'm totally confused.  The
> >>> Dectalk 4.40 speak window that comes with the Dic.en file and
> everything
> >>> so
> >>> it will talk.  6 years ago I was told it was public domain.  I think a
> >>> lot
> >>> of people pass it out, I include it in my software, I give it out for
> >>> free,
> >>> I've seen it available for download on Dectalk sites, and it was my
> >>> understanding that speak window versions of Dectalk were public
> domain.*
> >>> **
> >>> *I was just told today that it's not public domain, Fonix owns those
> >>> speak windows, yet in the same breathe you can't buy a license to sell
> >>> it.
> >>> What?  I'm totally confused.*
> >>> **
> >>> *Is the speak window Dectalk public Domain?  I had mine since the early
> >>> 90's and I thought it was public domain.  Mine was free and I even
> still
> >>> have the original demo it came with.  It never expires, reads any size
> >>> files, and I never even knew you could buy it, I thought it was free.*
> >>> **
> >>> **
> >>> *SNOOPI BOTTEN *
> >>>
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