new linux screenreader project from IBM?

[Jan Claeys]

Op ma, 27-03-2006 te 08:45 +1100, schreef Luke Yelavich:
> On Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 07:36:52AM EST, Jan Claeys wrote:
> > I just learned about the following project:
> >
> <http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/lsr?open&S_TACT=105AGX59&S_CMP=GR&ca=dgr-lnxd02awlsr>
> > 
> > Might be interesting to keep an eye on this...
> 
> Indeed, however it has a few drawbacks. As far as I noticed, it only 
> works with IBM ViaVoice, which is proprietary technology.

>From what I understand it is modular, meaning that you can plug in other
"backends" (even if ViaVoice is the first and currently the only working
backend at the moment--not surprisingly for an IBM product).

> The code is 
> also only available for non-commercial use, and not true open source. 

That was at first what I read too, but several comments say it has a
more open license (now?).

...

I just downloaded the sources, and it says they are released under the
"Common Public License 1.0", which is an open source license.


-- 
Jan Claeys