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HTK3 FAQ
License Issues
==============
What is the role of Microsoft in all this?
See the 'History of HTK' page on the website for a full
explanation. The short version is:
HTK was originally developed at the Cambridge University
Engineering Department (CUED). In 1993 Entropic Research
Laboratory Inc. acquired the rights to sell HTK and the
development of HTK was fully transferred to Entropic in 1995
when the Entropic Cambridge Research Laboratory Ltd was
established. HTK was sold by Entropic until 1999 when
Microsoft bought Entropic. Microsoft has now licensed HTK back
to CUED and is providing support so that CUED can redistribute
HTK and provide development support via the HTK3 web site.
While Microsoft retains the copyright to the existing HTK
code, everybody is encouraged to make changes to the source
code and contribute them for inclusion in HTK3.
Can I build & sell products based on HTK3?
You may build a product but you are not allowed to
redistribute (parts of) HTK3, i.e. you can't ship shrink-wrap
boxes with products that contain HTK3 code.
Can I use this version for teaching & academic research?
Yes, absolutely.
Can I use this version in commercial product Research & Development?
Yes. You can for example use HTK3 to train models that are
then used in your products.
Can I use HDecode in commercial product Research & Development?
The licence agreement for HDecode is more restrictive that
the standard HTK licence. HDecode is primarily distributed for
research purposes only, BUT may be used as part of the training
process for producing models for products. This is to
enable users to make use of the discriminative training
code. If in doubt you should contact the licensor.
General
=======
What is HTK and what is it not?
HTK is a toolkit for research in automatic speech recognition
and has been used in many commercial and academic research
groups for many years.
It is not a desktop dictation system or an application that
you just install on your PC to get a speech interface to your
computer.
Are there any teaching materials available that use HTK3?
Not yet, but we always welcome contributions.
I have a problem using HTK3 -- where can I get support?
A set of mailing lists have been created to help solve HTK
related problems (see Mailing List page). Queries about the use
of HTK3 should be addressed to [email protected].
Source Code
===========
What is the difference between this version and the Entropic one?
The HTK3 code is based on the final release from Entropic
(V2.2_ref). The source code now contains Microsoft Copyright
headers; there is revised and consistent indentation and some
minor changes to remove some compiler warnings have been made.
Functionally the code in HTK 3.0.0 should be identical to HTK
V2.2_ref.
Can I build the CU-HTK evaluation system with HTK3?
No. The HTK version used internally at the Cambridge
University Engineering Department has some extra
functionality not available in HTK3; support for
context dependency beyond triphones; long-span language model
support, confusion network generation and combination
etc. Some of the most generally useful of these
features may be made available in future releases of HTK.
What kind of computer/OS do I need to run HTK3?
The distributed version of HTK3 should build on Solaris,
IRIX, HPUX and Linux. If it doesn't, please file a bug
report. HTK has also been successfully built on Windows NT.
Commonly used abbreviations:
CUED - Cambridge University Engineering Department
HTK - Hidden Markov Model Toolkit
PLP - Perceptual Linear Prediction