Re: [orca-list] Trisquel GNU/Linux 6.0 LTS is out in pre-release edition

[Kyle <kyle4jesus gmail com>]

I wouldn't touch that synthesizer with a moon rocket. First of all, it's 
so old it can't possibly work with most modern systems without all kinds 
of compatibility layers and old C libraries that introduce possible 
security vulnerabilities in your system. Also, it was never designed to 
run on a modern 64-bit system, so you will need additional 32-bit 
libraries to make it work. This in itself is usually not an issue, but 
again, that means more compatibility layers and more possible problems. 
Lastly, no one seems to have the source code for this old thing, and no 
one seems to care, meaning that the code is unmaintained and full of 
bugs, and no one can rebuild it against the new modern system libraries 
or fix the bugs in the code. Therefore, from a technical support 
standpoint, I cannot in good conscience recommend using Voxin, or any 
other name by which this particular speech synthesizer is known. With 
this in mind, if you do want to take the risk and use it, you should 
certainly be allowed to do so. It is about freedom of choice, isn't it?
~Kyle