Till Blesik <till.blesik(a)gmx.de> writes: good catch, should be 55 in both places in the url> Great news, looking forward to pull it on the weekend! > > Small note: the link in the announcement is pointing to > https://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak/releases/download/54.0/emacspeak-53.0.tar.bz2, > which gives a 404 error. I guess it should be > https://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak/releases/download/55.0/emacspeak-55.0.tar.bz2 > > > Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen, > Till > > On 25. Nov 2021, at 16:05, T.V Raman via Emacspeak > <emacspeak(a)emacspeak.org> wrote: > > ｣ > > Announcing Emacspeak 55.0—CalmDog! > > Announcing Emacspeak 55.0—CalmDog! > > The enjoyment of one's tools is an essential ingredient of > successful work. – Donald E. Knuth > > 1. For Immediate Release: > > San Jose, CA, (Nov 24, 2021) > > 1.1. Emacspeak 55.0 (CalmDog) Unleashed! 🦮 > > — Making Accessible Computing Effortless! > > Advancing Accessibility In The Age Of User-Aware Interfaces — Zero > cost of Ownership makes priceless software Universally affordable! > > Emacspeak Inc (NASDOG: ESPK) — http://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak > announces immediate world-wide availability of Emacspeak 55.0 > (CalmDog) 🦮 — a powerful audio desktop that leverages today's > evolving Data, Social and Assistant-Oriented Internet cloud to > enable working efficiently and effectively from anywhere! > > 2. Investors Note: > > With several prominent tweeters expanding coverage of #emacspeak, > NASDOG: ESPK has now been consistently trading over the social net > at levels close to that once attained by DogCom high-fliers—and is > trading at levels close to that achieved by once better known > stocks in the tech sector. > > 3. What Is It? > > Emacspeak is a fully functional audio desktop that provides > complete eyes-free access to all major 32 and 64 bit operating > environments. By seamlessly blending live access to all aspects of > the Internet such as ubiquitous assistance, Web-surfing, blogging, > remote software development, social computing and electronic > messaging into the audio desktop, Emacspeak enables spoken access > to local and remote information with a consistent and > well-integrated user interface. A rich suite of task-oriented > tools provides efficient speech-enabled access to the evolving > assistant-oriented social Internet cloud. > > 4. Major Enhancements: > > 1 Speech-enable Emacs Application Framework Ÿ > 2 Updated Soundscapes 🔊 > 3 Updated Auditory Icons 🎧 > 4 Updated Transient Support 𝥍 > 5 Speech-Enabled CalibreDB 📚 > 6 External Browsers From EWW 🕸 > > — And a lot more than will fit this margin. … 🗞 > > Note: This version requires emacs-27.1 or later. > > 5. Establishing Liberty, Equality And Freedom: > > Never a toy system, Emacspeak is voluntarily bundled with all > major Linux distributions. Though designed to be modular, > distributors have freely chosen to bundle the fully integrated > system without any undue pressure—a documented success for the > integrated innovation embodied by Emacspeak. As the system > evolves, both upgrades and downgrades continue to be available at > the same zero-cost to all users. The integrity of the Emacspeak > codebase is ensured by the reliable and secure Linux platform and > the underlying GIT versioning software used to develop and > distribute the system. > > Extensive studies have shown that thanks to these features, users > consider Emacspeak to be absolutely priceless. Thanks to this > wide-spread user demand, the present version remains free of cost > as ever—it is being made available at the same zero-cost as > previous releases. > > At the same time, Emacspeak continues to innovate in the area of > eyes-free Assistance and social interaction and carries forward > the well-established Open Source tradition of introducing user > interface features that eventually show up in luser environments. > > On this theme, when once challenged by a proponent of a > crash-prone but well-marketed mousetrap with the assertion "Emacs > is a system from the 70's", the creator of Emacspeak evinced > surprise at the unusual candor manifest in the assertion that it > would take popular idiot-proven interfaces until the year 2070 to > catch up to where the Emacspeak audio desktop is today. Industry > experts welcomed this refreshing breath of Courage Certainty and > Clarity (CCC) at a time when users are reeling from the Fear > Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) unleashed by complex software systems > backed by even more convoluted press releases. > > 6. Independent Test Results: > > Independent test results have proven that unlike some modern (and > not so modern) software, Emacspeak can be safely uninstalled > without adversely affecting the continued performance of the > computer. These same tests also revealed that once uninstalled, > the user stopped functioning altogether. Speaking with Aster > Labrador, the creator of Emacspeak once pointed out that these > results re-emphasize the user-centric design of Emacspeak; “It is > the user — and not the computer– that stops functioning when > Emacspeak is uninstalled!”. > > 6.1. Note from Aster,Bubbles and Tilden: > > UnDoctored Videos Inc. is looking for volunteers to star in a > video demonstrating such complete user failure. > > 7. Obtaining Emacspeak: > > Emacspeak can be downloaded from GitHub — see > https://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak you can visit Emacspeak on > the WWW at http://emacspeak.sf.net. You can subscribe to the > emacspeak mailing list — emacspeak(a)emacspeak.org. The Emacspeak > Blog is a good source for news about recent enhancements and how > to use them. > > The latest development snapshot of Emacspeak is always available > at GitHub. > > 8. History: > > * Emacspeak 55.0 (CalmDog) attempts to be as calm as Tilden. > * Emacspeak 54.0 (EZDog) learns to take it easy from Tilden. > * Emacspeak 53.0 (EfficientDog) focuses on efficiency. > * Emacspeak 52.0 (WorkAtHomeDog) makes working remotely a > pleasurable experience. > * Bigger and more powerful than any smart assistAnt, AssistDog > provides > > instant access to the most relevant information at all times. > > * Emacspeak 50.0 (SageDog) embraces the wisdom of stability as > opposed to rapid change and the concomitant creation of bugs.🚭: > Naturally Intelligent (NI)℠ at how information is spoken, > Emacspeak > > is entirely free of Artificial Ingredients (AI)℠. > > * Emacspeak 49.0 (WiseDog) leverages the wisdom gleaned from > earlier releases to provide an enhanced auditory experience. > * Emacspeak 48.0 (ServiceDog) builds on earlier releases to > provide continued end-user value. > * Emacspeak 47.0 (GentleDog) goes the next step in being helpful > while letting users learn and grow. > * Emacspeak 46.0 (HelpfulDog) heralds the coming of Smart > Assistants. > * Emacspeak 45.0 (IdealDog) is named in recognition of Emacs' > excellent integration with various programming language > environments — thanks to this, Emacspeak is the IDE of choice > for eyes-free software engineering. > * Emacspeak 44.0 continues the steady pace of innovation on the > audio desktop. > * Emacspeak 43.0 brings even more end-user efficiency by > leveraging the ability to spatially place multiple audio streams > to provide timely auditory feedback. > * Emacspeak 42.0 while moving to GitHub from Google Code continues > to innovate in the areas of auditory user interfaces and > efficient, light-weight Internet access. > * Emacspeak 41.0 continues to improve on the desire to provide not > just equal, but superior access — technology when correctly > implemented can significantly enhance the human ability. > * Emacspeak 40.0 goes back to Web basics by enabling efficient > access to large amounts of readable Web content. > * Emacspeak 39.0 continues the Emacspeak tradition of increasing > the breadth of user tasks that are covered without introducing > unnecessary bloatware. > * Emacspeak 38.0 is the latest in a series of award-winning > releases from Emacspeak Inc. > * Emacspeak 37.0 continues the tradition of delivering robust > software as reflected by its code-name. > * Emacspeak 36.0 enhances the audio desktop with many new tools > including full EPub support — hence the name EPubDog. > * Emacspeak 35.0 is all about teaching a new dog old tricks — and > is aptly code-named HeadDog in on of our new Press/Analyst > contact. emacspeak-34.0 (AKA Bubbles) established a new > beach-head with respect to rapid task completion in an eyes-free > environment. > * Emacspeak-33.0 AKA StarDog brings unparalleled cloud access to > the audio desktop. > * Emacspeak 32.0 AKA LuckyDog continues to innovate via open > technologies for better access. > * Emacspeak 31.0 AKA TweetDog — adds tweeting to the Emacspeak > desktop. > * Emacspeak 30.0 AKA SocialDog brings the Social Web to the audio > desktop—you cant but be social if you speak! > * Emacspeak 29.0—AKAAbleDog—is a testament to the resilliance and > innovation embodied by Open Source software—it would not exist > without the thriving Emacs community that continues to ensure > that Emacs remains one of the premier user environments despite > perhaps also being one of the oldest. > * Emacspeak 28.0—AKA PuppyDog—exemplifies the rapid pace of > development evinced by Open Source software. > * Emacspeak 27.0—AKA FastDog—is the latest in a sequence of > upgrades that make previous releases obsolete and downgrades > unnecessary. > * Emacspeak 26—AKA LeadDog—continues the tradition of introducing > innovative access solutions that are unfettered by the > constraints inherent in traditional adaptive technologies. > * Emacspeak 25 —AKA ActiveDog —re-activates open, unfettered > access to online information. > * Emacspeak-Alive —AKA LiveDog —enlivens open, unfettered > information access with a series of live updates that once again > demonstrate the power and agility of open source software > development. > * Emacspeak 23.0 — AKA Retriever—went the extra mile in fetching > full access. > * Emacspeak 22.0 —AKA GuideDog —helps users navigate the Web more > effectively than ever before. > * Emacspeak 21.0 —AKA PlayDog —continued the Emacspeak tradition > of relying on enhanced productivity to liberate users. > * Emacspeak-20.0 —AKA LeapDog —continues the long established > GNU/Emacs tradition of integrated innovation to create a > pleasurable computing environment for eyes-free interaction. > * emacspeak-19.0 –AKA WorkDog– is designed to enhance user > productivity at work and leisure. > * Emacspeak-18.0 –code named GoodDog– continued the Emacspeak > tradition of enhancing user productivity and thereby reducing > total cost of ownership. > * Emacspeak-17.0 –code named HappyDog– enhances user productivity > by exploiting today's evolving WWW standards. > * Emacspeak-16.0 –code named CleverDog– the follow-up to SmartDog– > continued the tradition of working better, faster, smarter. > * Emacspeak-15.0 –code named SmartDog–followed up on TopDog as the > next in a continuing series of award-winning audio desktop > releases from Emacspeak Inc. > * Emacspeak-14.0 –code named TopDog–was > > the first release of this millennium. > > * Emacspeak-13.0 –codenamed YellowLab– was the closing release of > the 20th. century. > * Emacspeak-12.0 –code named GoldenDog– began leveraging the > evolving semantic WWW to provide task-oriented speech access to > Webformation. > * Emacspeak-11.0 –code named Aster– went the final step in making > Linux a zero-cost Internet access solution for blind and > visually impaired users. > * Emacspeak-10.0 –(AKA Emacspeak-2000) code named WonderDog– > continued the tradition of award-winning software releases > designed to make eyes-free computing a productive and > pleasurable experience. > * Emacspeak-9.0 –(AKA Emacspeak 99) code named BlackLab– continued > to innovate in the areas of speech interaction and interactive > accessibility. > * Emacspeak-8.0 –(AKA Emacspeak-98++) code named BlackDog– was a > major upgrade to the speech output extension to Emacs. > * Emacspeak-95 (code named Illinois) was released as OpenSource on > the Internet in May 1995 as the first complete speech interface > to UNIX workstations. The subsequent release, Emacspeak-96 (code > named Egypt) made available in May 1996 provided significant > enhancements to the interface. Emacspeak-97 (Tennessee) went > further in providing a true audio desktop. Emacspeak-98 > integrated Internetworking into all aspects of the audio desktop > to provide the first fully interactive speech-enabled WebTop. > > 9. About Emacspeak: > > Originally based at Cornell (NY) — > http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/raman —home to Auditory User > Interfaces (AUI) on the WWW, Emacspeak is now maintained on GitHub > —https://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak. The system is mirrored > world-wide by an international network of software archives and > bundled voluntarily with all major Linux distributions. On Monday, > April 12, 1999, Emacspeak became part of the Smithsonian's > Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology at the > Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. > > The Emacspeak mailing list is archived at Emacspeak Mail Archive – > the home of the Emacspeak mailing list– thanks to Greg > Priest-Dorman, and provides a valuable knowledge base for new > users. > > 10. Press/Analyst Contact: Tilden Labrador > > Going forward, Tilden acknowledges his exclusive monopoly on > setting the direction of the Emacspeak Audio Desktop (🦮) and > promises to exercise this freedom to innovate and her resulting > power responsibly (as before) in the interest of all dogs. > > *About This Release: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Windows-Free (WF) is a favorite battle-cry of The League Against > Forced Fenestration (LAFF). –see > http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f3800/msjudgex.htm for details on > the ill-effects of Forced Fenestration. > > CopyWrite )C( Aster, Hubbell and Tilden Labrador. All Writes > Reserved. HeadDog (DM), LiveDog (DM), GoldenDog (DM), BlackDog > (DM) etc., are Registered Dogmarks of Aster, Hubbell and Tilden > Labrador. All other dogs belong to their respective owners. > > Author: T.V Raman > > Created: 2021-11-20 Sat 09:05 > > Validate > > -- > > Thanks, > > --Raman(I Search, I Find, I Misplace, I Research) > ♈ Id: kg:/m/0285kf1 🦮 > _______________________________________________ > Emacspeak mailing list -- emacspeak(a)emacspeak.org > To unsubscribe send an email to emacspeak-leave(a)emacspeak.org > -- Thanks, --Raman(I Search, I Find, I Misplace, I Research) ♈ Id: kg:/m/0285kf1 🦮
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