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From: tomr@ashtate (Tom Rombouts)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: NEW FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED TO ENCOURAGE COMPUTER-BASED COMMUNICATIONS POLICIES
Message-ID: <1038@ashton.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jul 90 21:14:43 GMT
References: <5122@fernwood.mpk.ca.us> <1421@pta.oz.au>
Reply-To: tomr@ashton.UUCP (Tom Rombouts)
Organization: Ashton-Tate, Torrance, CA
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In article <1421@pta.oz.au> major@pta.oz.au (Major) writes:
>geoff@fernwood.mpk.ca.us (Geoff Goodfellow) writes:
>
>If Mitch is so concerned to protect freedom of 'communication in
>the electronic age' poerhaps he could start by pressing on his
>company (Lotus) to stop sueing enveryone who thinks that 'P' is
>a good command for 'Print you spreadsheet'.

"his" company?

Don't confuse Jim Manzi with Mitch Kapor.

Mitch is the one with the technical background!  :-)


(For those that do not know, Mitch Kapor is now CEO of a startup
 called ON Technology and apparently has little to do with the
 day to day operations of Lotus beyond some stock ownership.)


Tom Rombouts
tomr@ashtate.A-T.com
Voice: (213) 538-7108

Disclaimer:  The above opinion is mine and mine alone.