Blue Giants IBM is providing an open source organization Apache and the Eclipse foundation providing source code programs for their voice software. But unfortunately, users must purchase a set of IBM speech recognition systems to enjoy this benefit.
IBM will publish various runtime and toolsette code to open source organizations to add voice recognition functions to webpage programs more convenient to developers. The company said this month will provide the source code program of voice software to the Organization-Apache Software Foundation providing many source code software projects. This is to make web developers can create voice web pages easier. program.
The company is also planning to provide a voice mark editor to the open source software development platform Eclipse founder to facilitate developers to write standard voice programs.
The Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich revealed the Society on Friday, the tag editor integrates it as an Eclipse plugin to other tools. He said that the number of increasing speech programs will not only be convenient for people with disabilities, but also change the interaction between humans and computer systems.
Milinkovich said "sound is a better way to interact with computer. Easy to use is an important feature of it, sincerely to popularize voice programs."
Linux desktop developers Olaf Schmidt revealed that the source code published by IBM is conducive to developing web applications, but there is little effect on Linux desktop applications. Schmidt also points out that persons with disabilities that rely on speech recognition applications will have to purchase and install IBM's ViaVoice or other speech recognition software. Otherwise, the source code provided by IBM will lose its role.
Janinasajka, the person in charge of the free standard organization, is pointed out in an interview that the expensive price of IBM voice software will make users look at the application, especially for those who don't work.
Schmidt said that the ease of use software currently developed for the Linux platform, but has not developed a very useful voice-text application for Linux - text applications, which is not developed. This is a big problem. Therefore, Linux users want to use voice recognition applications, must have IBM's ViaVoice software and their licenses.
Voice recognition software is very useful for users who cannot operate with both hands, such as some multiple hardening patients. Schmidt said, "Some multiple hardening patients can use a finger and simply use a computers.
IBM's Viavoice Speech Recognition Software is open to Linux system in June 2000, but later canceled its open from the market. IBM's employee Aaron Leventhal held in August, said that ViaVoice's voice text will allow Linux to be obtained by using WizzardSoftware. He made a similar gift report to developers using the development source browser Mozilla.
According to WIZZARD webpage, since it does not include speech recognition components, if the Linux user uses the system, you must first develop your own application under the Windows system before editing on the Linux system.
IBM did not comment on this issue.
In addition, another selection is an open source speech recognition software for Linux users who need to use voice recognition software. However, according to Sphinx website information, the company has not yet developed the final product, and Schmidt does not realize that this software is to be used.
Source: http://www.zdnet.com.cn/developer/
