[DECtalk] Report of a successful use of dectalk with graphical Linux.

[Brandon Misch]

do you have such a recording? just curious

On 2/22/23, joshknnd1982 at gmail.com <joshknnd1982 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Would a recording from a former fonix employee make you happy?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dectalk <dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com> On Behalf Of Karen
> Lewellen
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 17:40
> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Report of a successful use of dectalk with graphical
> Linux.
>
> Again, given what the public license says about requirements, you would
> need   such an agreement not to care in writing.  because that license
> agreement says otherwise.
>
>
>
> On Wed, 22 Feb 2023, joshknnd1982 at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> A downpayment for decTalk. for compiling it for android.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dectalk <dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com> On Behalf Of Karen
>> Lewellen
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 14:44
>> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Report of a successful use of dectalk with
>> graphical Linux.
>>
>> Actually, not really.
>> And again, you have this refusal documented in what way?
>> Hearsay is not legally binding.
>> If the parties involved are so willing to sign away their rights, they
>> can legally sign away their rights.
>> And a down payment for what exactly?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 22 Feb 2023, joshknnd1982 at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> I offered to pay them $1000 as a downpayment. That is quite a
>>> substantial amount don't you think?
>>> And they said no.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Dectalk <dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com> On Behalf Of Karen
>>> Lewellen
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 11:13
>>> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Report of a successful use of dectalk with
>> graphical
>>> Linux.
>>>
>>> And just what motivation are you providing for them to care?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 22 Feb 2023, Josh Kennedy wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes I reached out to code Factory they are not the same company they
>>>> do not care at all.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2023, 10:58 Karen Lewellen
>>>> <klewellen at shellworld.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> And  you have likewise reached out to code factory?
>>>>> It is possible they may be the same company?
>>>>> Nothing personal, but given your question about how public licenses
>>>>> work, can we be assured that those you have contacted will take
>>>>> this matter seriously?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 22 Feb 2023, joshknnd1982 at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> No sorry. Jake is quite busy this time of year so I reached out to
>>>>>> others who may know the fonix employees who gave the code to us.
>>>>>> If there is any progress I'll let you know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Dectalk <dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com> On Behalf Of
>>>>>> Karen Lewellen
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 10:00
>>>>>> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Report of a successful use of dectalk with
>>>>> graphical
>>>>>> Linux.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And, it is not likely to join android until the legal barriers are
>>>>> removed.
>>>>>> Any progress on that front?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 22 Feb 2023, Josh Kennedy wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Too bad it doesn't run on Android yet. Well at least we have
>>>>>>> espeak with all of its new variants such as Glenn and wave and
>>>>>>> many others
>>> now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2023, 00:01 Karen Lewellen
>>>>>>> <klewellen at shellworld.net>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> because that requires permission.
>>>>>>>> why not get that permission from the individuals providing the
>>>>>>>> source code?
>>>>>>>> Anyone adding a general public license must have the right to do
>>>>>>>> as
>>>>> much.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, 21 Feb 2023, Josh Kennedy wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Well why not just go on to its GitHub page and remove all the
>>>>>>>>> licenses
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> just replace them with the general public license?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2023, 23:17 Karen Lewellen
>>>>>>>>> <klewellen at shellworld.net>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi members,
>>>>>>>>>> Sharing this post from the blind Linux users group.  Hope it
>>>>> generates
>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>> smile.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>>>>>>> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:59:35 -0500
>>>>>>>>>> From: Linux for blind general discussion
>>>>>>>>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>>>>>>>> To: Linux for blind general discussion
>>>>>>>>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: What a find! DECTalk!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm happy to be in the fediverse right now. Looking through my
>>>>>>>> timeline, I
>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>> found a link to a Github repository that has DECTalk source
>>>>>>>>>> code, apparently released by some of the original DECTalk
>>>>>>>>>> developers.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/dectalk/dectalk
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The LICENSE file still has scary words like "proprietary" and
>>>>>>>>>> "confidential"
>>>>>>>>>> and "all rights reserved," but the source builds and works. I
>>>>>>>>>> have it working in speech-dispatcher with Orca as I write this.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Note that this is the DECTalk software version 4.x, the one
>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>> sounds
>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>> like the DECTalk Express from the 1990's, so anyone who needs
>>>>> hardware
>>>>>>>>>> speech
>>>>>>>>>> should feel right at home with this. No, this is not the 5.x
>>>>>>>>>> DECTalk
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>> really sounds like crap. Have fun and enjoy, and I do hope
>>>>>>>>>> they fix
>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>> license soon. It would be good to have another truly free
>>>>>>>>>> speech synthesizer to play with, and this is definitely a huge
>>>>>>>>>> step in that direction.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ~ Kyle
>>>>>>>>>>
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