[hts-users:01608] Re: hts_engine API version 1.01 & Flite+hts_engine version 0.90

["Heiga ZEN (Byung Ha CHUN)" <heiga.zen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

Keiichiro Oura wrote:

> We are please to inform you the release of our software
>
>   hts_engine API version 1.01
>   Flite+hts_engine version 0.90
>
> We also moved the hts_engine website to Sourceforge.  Please
> check
>
>   http://hts-engine.sourceforge.net/

I think I should add some explanation about this.

Currently, both HTS and hts_engine are developed and maintained by 
HTS-WG.  However, we are willing to make it more open in near future 
(e.g., direct access to their CVS repositories).  For this purpose, it 
is natural to use SourceForge rather than our internal websites and 
repositories.

However, as you know, HTS is released as a patch code to HTK because the 
license of HTK prohibits re-distribution.  Therefore, it is unable to 
put it on SourceForge.

On the other hand, hts_engine was written from the scratch by us.  So 
there is no license issues.  Therefore, we decided to separate 
hts_engine from HTS itself and move it to SourceForge.

I should note that there is still close relationship between these two 
projects (e.g., both of them are maintained by Keiichiro Oura). 
However, in principle, they became different projects.

Best regards,

Heiga ZEN (Byung Ha CHUN)

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Heiga ZEN (Byung Ha CHUN)
Speech Technology Group
Cambridge Research Lab
Toshiba Research Europe
phone: +44 1223 436975

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