Re: [orca-list] Fwd: Screenreader Accessibility Testers for Ubuntu

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel panix com>]

I talked with the Pax River Naval Air Station's head software technician
who repairs computers and installs new approved software on computers when
the installations get complicated.  He told me jaws was the most complex
software he had to install as compared to most of the other software.


On Thu, 7 Apr 2022, Jeffery Mewtamer via orca-list wrote:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jeffery Mewtamer <mewtamer gmail com>
> Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022 17:23:44 +0000
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] Screenreader Accessibility Testers for Ubuntu
> To: list gnome org
>
> Yeah, even if I had the money for paid software, as long as the
> software vendors treat their legitimate customers like thieves to the
> point that its easier to just use a cracked version than jump through
> all the hoops, I'd rather just stick to their free competitors.
>
> And honestly, there's a ton(perhaps literally if it was all put on
> CD-Rom like a physical commercial release) of free software that's
> just as good, if not better, than the software that costs hundreds or
> thousands... and I consider it an ethical imperative to inform people
> of said free alternatives whenever the subject is broached.
>
> That said, at least Freedom Scientific is taking a step in the right
> direction... $90 a year still sounds like highway robbery for
> something your customers probably consider an everyday essential, but
> it's much better than the $1200 they were charging the last time I
> heard. Still, if I had that kind of money to spare, I'd sooner donate
> it to Orca's development than entertain the idea of obtain a JAWS
> license, and not just because I haven't personally run Windows since
> the XP days.
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