[free-sklyarov] Newsweek Article (8/20 Issue)

[Bob La Quey]

At 09:51 AM 8/16/01 -0700, you wrote:

>Ok, so I'll make sure not to use any puffery or hyperbole in the future,
>people don't seem to understand the companies are not smoldering
>it's a figure of speech.
>
>However, people are noticing and do see the effort you all are putting in.
>That is what needs to be understood.
>
>For example:
>Adobe's sales lag; profit on track
>http://www0.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/adobe073101.htm
>
>The economy was not Adobe's only worry in July. The company's image took a beating after Adobe encouraged the federal government to prosecute Elcom, a Russian company that had distributed code to crack the security features in Adobe's software for electronic documents. 
>
>The grass roots response in the software developer community was quick and furious. 
>
>``Last Monday, which was the height of the activity, I think I counted up to 1,700 e-mails that I had gotten throughout the week,'' Chizen said. Since Adobe began advocating for Sklyarov's release, he said the number has come down to a couple per day.
>
>
>So, I'm not suggesting the companies are actually smoldering for those
>who take each word so literally. Simply that this stuff does matter
>to them, they are seeing it and the efforts are having some impact.
>
>I think that impact should be respected and honoured. 

I totally agree with this. Moreover I certainly do believe that ADobe should not be 
let off the hook. They initiated the complaint that put Dmitry in jail in the first
place. Where do they get off with just saying, "I'm sorry, I really did not mean it."? 


Bob La Quey