Re: Influencing Adobe on FrameMaker

[Dan Emory <danemory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ezra:

So far at least, you're the only one who has responded to
Thomas' and my posts. Also, I note that no one has bothered to
cross-post Thomas' initial post to BradFramers, even though he
requested that be done (I can't because I've been banished
permanently from FrameUsers because I kept raising issues about
Adobe's commitment to FrameMaker).

If that reflects the level of apathy out there, then Adobe is correct.
FrameMaker should be allowed to die a slow death, with no further
releases after 6.0.
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At 11:09 AM 6/27/00 -0700, Ezra Steinberg wrote:
>Dan:
>
>I really like what you wrote here and agree with you completely. I'm
>just sorry you put this at the end of your posting (on the Free Framers
>list at framers@omsys.com) where some folks may have missed it.
>
>danemory@primenet.com wrote:
> >
><snip>
> >
> > I'm not quite as pessimistic as Thomas (Michanek) is about the possibility
> > of influencing the outcome (of what Adobe does with FrameMaker). Having 
> been
> > a political operative at the
> > local, state, and national levels for one of the major parties (including
> > a stint as a speech writer for the party's presidential nominee a
> > number of years ago), I know that the one misery politicians and
> > companies like Adobe can't endure is a relentless drum-beat
> > of focused public criticism by a well-organized and ever-widening 
> constituency.
> >
> > When such organized efforts begin, politicians and companies
> > react the same way: Stand pat. Hope the constituency has no
> > staying power, and will just fade away. So the first thing Adobe
> > must be convinced of is that we are effective, and aren't going
> > to relent. They must.
> >
> > I think we can rally some of the major license holders to this
> > cause if we try.

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