Re: [g-a-devel] Do all references to the same object have the same value?

["Quiring, Sam" <Sam Quiring windriver com>]

I didn't say I could not give back by way of source. 

-----Original Message-----
From: William Walker sun com [mailto:William Walker sun com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:30 AM
To: Quiring, Sam
Cc: gnome-accessibility-devel gnome org
Subject: Re: [g-a-devel] Do all references to the same object have the
same value?

Hmm...if you cannot give back by the way of source code, perhaps you can
help the community by updating and improving the documentation?  That
would be very useful.

Will

Quiring, Sam wrote:
> Hi Will,
> 
> I get your questions.  I'm not at liberty to say.
> 
> -Sam
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Walker sun com [mailto:William Walker sun com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:03 AM
> To: Quiring, Sam
> Cc: gnome-accessibility-devel gnome org
> Subject: Re: [g-a-devel] Do all references to the same object have the

> same value?
> 
> Hi Sam:
> 
>> Is it the desire of open source software developers to only help open

>> source usages of the software?
> 
> For the open source culture, my general opinion is that the 
> accessibility community is very small with very few resources.  This 
> leaves more room for cooperation than competition, and the culture is 
> one of being open and sharing.  I also have a strong desire that time 
> spent helping someone will result in positive payback to the 
> accessibility community.  That's the culture that makes people help 
> you for free.
> 
> So, my question to you is more of getting to when and how your work 
> will contribute back to the open source accessibility community so it 
> can continue to grow and help other people like you become part of it.
> 
> In addition, as the de facto lead for the GNOME accessibility project,

> I would also benefit by knowing what you're doing to figure out how it

> fits in with the overall scheme for GNOME accessibility.
> 
> Will