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

[Willie Walker <William Walker Sun COM>]

Good luck!

Will

Quiring, Sam wrote:
> 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