Re: FrameMaker's Future

[Ed Rush <ed@xxxxxxxxx>]

> > Those who think they can somehow revive FrameMaker
> > support for the Mac are living in a dreamworld,

Well, I'd say more of a "wish" world. I agree with Dan that it's highly 
unlikely, unless Adobe decides to blow off FrameMaker altogether and 
either sells the remains to another company or spins it off.

> > 1. FrameMaker was created by FrameTechnology in the
> > mid-to-late 1980s, thus the core code is nearly 20
> > years old. I've been using it since 1990
> >
> > 2. ...,, proving
> > the elegance and adaptability of the original core
> > code

Doesn't this sound a little self-contradictory? First he says the core 
code is outdated, then turns around and calls it elegant and adaptable.

> > 4. ..., plus a half-assed HTML converter.

And that's being kind to it.

> > ... And the ultimate killer App feature, the
> > ability to convert an EDD's format rules into XSL
> > instances is, apparently, unachievable.

At least within Adobe's corporate constraints. I've no doubt that it 
could be done.

> > 8. ... began to produce a growing abandonment of
> > FrameMaker by the big license holders, which has now
> > reached a torrent. This loss of the big license
> > holders was the final blow to FrameMaker's future, ...

As a freelancer, I am too far removed from the corporate world to know 
about that. If it were so, 'twas a grievous fault, as the bard said.

> > ... FrameMaker
> > has lost its chance to become the authoring system of
> > choice in this environment, which means it can never
> > again become the pre-eminent choice of large companies
> > requiring thousands of licenses.

That could very well be true, sadly.

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Ed Rush
Los Osos, California
ed@xxxxxxxxx



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