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

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

Hi Will,

I'm not at liberty to say anything.  Sorry.

-Sam

-----Original Message-----
From: William Walker sun com [mailto:William Walker sun com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:57 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?

Heh - you haven't said much.  :-)  Are you saying you can and will give
back by way of source?  If so, that will be great and I look forward to
your contributions.

Will

Quiring, Sam wrote:
> 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
>