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Due to many "inquires" as to what language we're using, and what are the
available projects to be worked on; I've devised the following as a
blueprint for us for now.
I'm in the process of constructing Launchpad project pages and branches
that you can push code to for easy access and more immediate
examination.
I've just learned how to use Bazaar + Launchpad, and it seems to be the
standard for Launchpad. If another version control mechanism is to be
suggested, please reply with a description on how to use it.
Projects At Hand:
(*) python-openmary
(*) openmary-c++
(*) openmary-c++-cli
Q: WHAT IS openMary?
A: openMary (http://mary.dfki.de/) is a speech synthesis application
that's keen to our project for the fact that it can render "emotional"
speech, in better terms, speech that sounds more aesthetically pleasing
to the end user. We want to use this application in our project and
permit other projects to use it as well. However, openMary is written in
Java, and runs as a local HTTP server on the client's computer. We can
communicate with the hosted version, but that's some extreme bandwidth.
Our goal is to create libraries in our target programming languages for
this application so that its power can be harnessed elsewhere.
Q: WHAT LANGUAGES should we code in?
A: Any language of the following that you feel comfortable with; either
Python or C++. These two languages are indisputable (to some) for their
speed and power, so we'd appease to the masses in terms of library
making.
Q: WHAT LICENSE should I code my application under?
A: For now, I'm assuming that the GPL2 license is good enough. Licensees
aren't a developer issue, at least not at the moment.
Q: HOW CAN I track the progress of the other projects?
A: For now, *this* mailing list is the primary means of being updated
until the Launchpad project pages are set up by either myself
(JackyAlcine) or another **appointed** developer.
Q: WHAT should I do now?
A: If you can code, then you should take a look below.
The C++ and Python libraries (or scripts) have to be able to do the
following:
- Provide a *simple* means of initializing, utilizing, and
ending a openMary interaction session.
An openMary interaction session doesn't consist of only
**one** processed chunk of data; it consists of a whole session of
processed and received data.
- Expose the API shown here
(http://mary.dfki.de:59125/documentation.html); it's included as a PDF
and HTML document to this email.
- The approach of doing so should conform to an
object-orientated style of programming; to ensure software reuse.
NOTE: You might need a bit of understanding of XML schemas and SSML for
you to fully encapsulate the openMary web API.
Thank you for reading this e-mail (typed it up for 20 mins =]).
Have a good day, evening, night, whatever.
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Jacky Alcine <jackyalcine@xxxxxxxxx>
Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~jackyalcine
Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/jackyalcine
Blog: http://jdevelopthis.blogspot.com
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