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

[Willie Walker <walker willie gmail com>]

I cannot speak to Oracle's interest in open source accessibility or their intents with respect to the GNOME 
desktop.  Oracle is incredibly focused and makes a great database.  With Sun, they will add a great operating 
system and hardware.  Definitely a great deal that makes a lot of sense.

Not carrying forward the employment of the lead for both Orca and the GNOME Accessibility project can be 
interpreted in different ways -- it may have been intentional, it may have been a mistake.  I'm not going to 
guess.  My eyes are facing out the front window and not the rear view mirror.

The focus should be more on how this impacts you.  You need to let organizations know that not supporting 
open source accessibility will have a direct and negative impact on you.  If your voice is not heard, the 
assumption will be that you do not care.

Will

On Feb 5, 2010, at 3:19 PM, David E. Price wrote:

> 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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