Re: [orca-list] possibly OT: Oracle takeover

["David E. Price" <deprice cs utah edu>]

Hi, Will,

I just want to check the implication I'm seeing in this message and the 
change of your email address on this list. Is it true that Oracle, after 
purchasing Sun Microsystems, decided that it did not want to continue 
investing in accessibility for the gnome desktop/Solaris/*nix operating 
systems and so has terminated the employment of all those who worked at 
Sun on Orca and related projects?

If so, I'm sorry to hear that news and that you lost your job. Good luck 
with the job search!

dave


On 02/05/2010 01:06 PM, Willie Walker wrote:
> By the way, if anyone is concerned that I may no longer lead Orca or GNOME Accessibility - it is a valid 
> concern.
>
> I will be casting a broad net looking for employment and it may lead me away from this space.  I regret that 
> I would have to leave since I am so passionate about what we do with GNOME Accessibility.  We are a strong 
> community and I'm happy to be part of it.  I am still planning on seeing GNOME 2.30 through, however, and 
> will do my best to help with GNOME 3.0 as much as I can.
>
> If you are concerned, remember that you do have a voice.  You can write to organizations about how my absence 
> in this space will have a direct impact on your access to the graphical desktop, the internet, employment, 
> etc.  You can blog about it.  Tweet about it.  Write an open letter.  Have your friends do the same.  Let 
> people know that it needs to be staffed/funded appropriately to succeed.
>
> If your voice is not heard, the assumption will be that you do not care.
>
> Will
>
> On Feb 4, 2010, at 5:47 PM, Willie Walker wrote:
>
>    
> > Hi Igor:
> >
> > I'm now working on Orca and leading the GNOME Accessibility project in my spare time.
> >
> > Will
> >
> > On Feb 4, 2010, at 2:46 PM, Igor Gueths wrote:
> >
> >      
> > > Hi all. Just out of curiosity, with Oracle having bought Sun, is anything going
> > > to change with regards to Orca development? Based on my preliminary research, it
> > > seems that the MySQL entity will be left relatively intact and independent. Does
> > > the same hold true in this case? Thanks.
> > > --
> > > Igor
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