[orca-list] Concern about Oracle takeover

[Zachary Kline <zkline speedpost net>]

Hi All,
I just felt that I should way in here as someone who hasn't had much 
involvement with the Gnome accessibility project or Orca developement.  I 
can understand some of the concerns people have mentioned recently.  I 
share a few of them myself.  Nevertheless I feel that it is probably too 
soon to know how any of these corporate takeovers and decisions made at 
the highest levels will impact us.
Voicing our concerns is a good idea, but we mustn't allow ourselves to 
become strident or panic.  I believe that orca development will continue 
despite the current situation.  Open source software is a very powerful 
thing, and surprisingly hard to get rid of once it gets a foot in the 
door.
So these are just my two cents.  I share some of the concerns but I think 
that overall I'm going to wait and see for the present.
All the best,
Zack.