[nfbcs] jaws so sensitive is BS!

[Aaron Cannon]

Small clarification. The current version of Jaws is Jaws 2018. The previous version was Jaws 18. It can be confusing, but I have a theory for why they opted to do this. If you do a search for Jaws 19, you will get plenty of results, but none related to the application under discussion. So, my theory, which is based on absolutely no evidence, and probably isn't true, is that it was done, at least in part, due to SEO and discoverability. Thanks Back to the Future II.

Aaron

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> On Dec 29, 2017, at 14:16, b.schulz--- via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I wasn't looking for illegal hacks for the authorization scheme.
> I just haven't messed with hardware for a while and was irritated with
> burning a key every time I insert a 2.5 inch drive into the cage.
> I was told this could possibly be fixed by also updating that machine to the
> current jfw18.
> Thanks,
> Bryan
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wunder via
> nfbcs
> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 12:47 PM
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> Cc: Gary Wunder <GWunder at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] jaws so sensitive is BS!
> 
> When I first started using JAWS for Windows, a user had a fixed number of
> authorizations and they came on a 3 1/2 inch disk. When you ran out, things
> were tough. I cannot for the life of me see how the current process is
> burdensome. If I go to FSACTIVATE, I can request that my authorization count
> be reset. This seems eminently fair and reasonable.
> 
> As much as I detest the need to endure any protection scheme, I know people
> who are very proud of the fact that they have versions of JAWS that have
> been given to them by others. Although I have never investigated it, some
> people tell me that they have hacked versions of JAWS in which the
> authorization scheme is disabled. His Jaws expensive? I consider it so, but
> I appreciate its support, its training materials, and people I can actually
> talk with when I have a problem. I made a living as a programmer for more
> than thirty years, and whether people value the cost of intellectual
> property or not, I know that I needed to be paid for my work.
> 
> Do I have NVDA on my system? I certainly do. Am I glad that it exists? Yes I
> am, and I vote not only by using it but by making contributions. But as an
> editor I can't find all of the functions that now serve me well in my use of
> JAWS for Windows, so I will continue to support a for-profit company while
> at the same time being open to other alternatives and encouraging them as
> well.
> 
> 
> 
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