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To: Ezra Steinberg <ezra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, framers@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Influencing Adobe on FrameMaker
From: Dan Emory <danemory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 12:17:24 -0700
In-Reply-To: <3958EDCA.526859E0@resonate.com>
References: <4.2.0.58.20000627022930.00997ba0@pop.primenet.com>
Sender: owner-framers@xxxxxxxxx
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. ================================================== 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. ==================== | Nullius in Verba | ==================== Dan Emory, Dan Emory & Associates FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design & Database Publishing Voice/Fax: 949-722-8971 E-Mail: danemory@primenet.com 10044 Adams Ave. #208, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 ---Subscribe to the "Free Framers" list by sending a message to majordomo@omsys.com with "subscribe framers" (no quotes) in the body. ** To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@omsys.com ** ** with "unsubscribe framers" (no quotes) in the body. **