[ale] Voice Recognition software

[John Mills]

On Sun, 3 Dec 2006, H P Ladds wrote:

> On 12/2/06, John Mills <johnmills at speakeasy.net> wrote:

[Re: ViaVoice for Linux]
> > I checked the web site and found mainly MsWin, and one MAC-OS version. Did
> > I miss a Linux connection?
 
> I found it listed under how to install a Unix system
> http://misterhouse.sourceforge.net/
> The links certainly appear to be for Linux.

Well, not really. It seems that:

1. The VR engine is not free (not necessarily prohibitive),

2. Earlier versions _were_ sold with some Linux distributions, and can
apparently be made to run in Linux-2.6 setups by means of
back-compatibility libraries - a possibility if you can find an old 
version for sale with its VR license,

3. Current versions are not, nor ever have been offered for Linux, and

4. Neither IBM nor their current ViaVoice reseller have ever hinted a 
Linux version would be released, despite years of inquiries.

Lots of wrappers and harnesses are listed on Mr.House, many of them free.

OTOH, MacOX-X does seem to be supported.

Thanks anyway.

 - Mills