Day changed to 01 Jul 2013 Day changed to 02 Jul 2013 Day changed to 03 Jul 2013 Day changed to 04 Jul 2013 Day changed to 05 Jul 2013 Day changed to 06 Jul 2013 Day changed to 07 Jul 2013 Day changed to 08 Jul 2013 Day changed to 09 Jul 2013 Day changed to 10 Jul 2013 Day changed to 11 Jul 2013 Day changed to 12 Jul 2013 Day changed to 13 Jul 2013 Day changed to 14 Jul 2013 Day changed to 15 Jul 2013 Day changed to 16 Jul 2013 Day changed to 17 Jul 2013 19:38 < blu_jabr> Introducing Blather: speech recognition for the Linux desktop 19:39 < blu_jabr> http://jonathankulp.org/archives/698 19:39 < blu_jabr> sonar distribution - http://www.sonargnulinux.com/ 19:40 < blu_jabr> orca screen reader - https://wiki.gnome.org/Orca 19:41 < blu_jabr> blather 19:41 < blu_jabr> Python application for speech recognition using pocketsphinx and gstreamer. A GUI is available for both Qt and Gtk. 19:41 < blu_jabr> http://gitorious.org/blather 19:42 < blu_jabr> CMU Sphinx - Open Source Toolkit For Speech Recognition - http://cmusphinx.sourceforge.net/ 19:42 < blu_jabr> blather is a python rontend to cmu sphynx 19:51 < blu_jabr> The Speakup Project - http://www.linux-speakup.org/ 19:51 < blu_jabr> Welcome! The speakup project is basically a bunch of blind people who like messing around with Linux and writing cool and, hopefully useful, software. It began with the Speakup screen reader package and has grown to encompass a number of projects as well as becoming a vibrant community. 19:52 < blu_jabr> Emacspeak --The Complete Audio Desktop - http://emacspeak.sourceforge.net/ 19:52 < blu_jabr> Emacspeak is a speech interface that allows visually impaired users to interact independently and efficiently with the computer. Audio formatting --a technique pioneered by AsTeR-- and full support for W3C's Aural CSS (ACSS) allows Emacspeak to produce rich aural presentations of electronic information. By seamlessly blending all aspects of the Internet such as Web-surfing and messaging, Emacspeak speech-enables local and remote information via a consistent and well-integrated user interface. Available free of cost on the Internet, Emacspeak has dramatically changed how the author and hundreds of blind and visually impaired users around the world interact with the personal computer and the Internet. A rich suite of task-oriented tools provides efficient speech-enabled access to the audio desktop and evolving semantic WWW. When combined with Linux running on low-cost PC hardware, Emacspeak/Linux provides a reliable, stable speech-friendly solution that opens up the Internet to visually impaired users around the world. 20:08 < blu_jabr> raffled off 8 books from Pearson Publishing 20:08 < blu_jabr> meeting ends Day changed to 18 Jul 2013 Day changed to 19 Jul 2013 Day changed to 20 Jul 2013 Day changed to 21 Jul 2013 Day changed to 22 Jul 2013 Day changed to 23 Jul 2013 Day changed to 24 Jul 2013 Day changed to 25 Jul 2013 Day changed to 26 Jul 2013 Day changed to 27 Jul 2013 Day changed to 28 Jul 2013 Day changed to 29 Jul 2013 Day changed to 30 Jul 2013 Day changed to 31 Jul 2013