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Oracle Drops Sun's Commitment To Accessibility

Posted by kdawson on from the don't-need-it-until-you-need-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "What I feared has come true: after buying Sun, Oracle had a look at its accessibility group and made big cuts in it by firing the most important contributors to the Linux accessibility tools. This is a very sad day for disabled people, as it means we do not really have full-time developers any more." The coverage in OSTATIC has a few more details, including the caution: "This just shows that all too few companies are sponsoring a11y work. If one company laying off a couple of developers spells trouble for the project, then there were problems before that happened" (thanks to reader dave c-b for pointing this out).

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  1. Retards by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Retards use Linux? Who knew...

  2. Bad taste joke by Cryacin · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess the blind didn't see that one coming!

    They should have consulted the Oracle!

    Thank you, thank you, I'll be here till next thursday, please tip your waitress!

    --
    Science advances one funeral at a time- Max Planck
  3. Re:Gnome rivalry by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    That explains the hairy feet and ridiculous hats.

  4. Re:There is still hope by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nice troll. But in reality, any desktop based on the archaic X11 system will fester away in total obscurity on engineering workstations and in virgins' basements. Eventually the themes will look tastelessly out of date, and even the most arduous zealots won't be able to deny the obsolesce caused by the death of investment into the failed project of the Linux desktop.

    In ten years its easy to imagine that something like Android might dominate whatever is left of the *nix desktop market.

  5. Is it wrong... by Lord+Kano · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is a very sad day for disabled people, as it means we do not really have full-time developers any more.

    When I read this my first thought was "They should march...Um. I guess they can't."

    LK

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    "Hi. This is my friend, Jack Shit, and you don't know him." - Lord Kano
  6. Re:*Physically disabled* by kai_hiwatari · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you cannot earn from your passion, you tend to shift your passion somewhere.

  7. Re:*Physically disabled* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Willie Walker, is that you?

    Is this me?

  8. Re:Capitalism at work... by that+this+is+not+und · · Score: 2, Funny

    And it really bugs you guys at Microsoft that it exists, eh?

  9. Re:Bad title by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    There may now be several former Sun engineers willing to repaint your house and sweep your yard.