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From: hkhenson@cup.portal.com (H Keith Henson)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Len Rose sentenced to Prison Term
Message-ID: <43487@cup.portal.com>
Date: 20 Jun 91 03:01:02 GMT
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I notice people are fairly upset over the Len Rose sentence.  I am too,
and can tell you what I did about it.  First, who are the bad guys?  The
SS is a lot more knowledgeable about computers/source code than they were,
but without ATT to guide them, they wouldn't have known source code from
sausage.  ATT could have suied Len, but they chose to get the Feds to deal
criminally with what should have been a civil case.  At one time, I would
have had no more choice in who I did business with then I do with which
US government I have to deal with.  But this is not the case nowdays, ATT
has 60+ percent of the long distance market, but I have found no difference
in using MCI (not an endorcement, but money paid to them does not go to 
ATT.)  I wrote a lengthy letter to the ATT chairman about this, because
they should know why people are leaving, and switched.  I also mentioned
that I would do my best to avoid using ATT products (such as Unix) and 
NCR products (from the merger) as well.  If you are upset, this is one
way to do something about it.  'Nuff people want it, I will post the
letter to ATT. 

Frankly, I find it hard to believe that ATT has thought through the
consequences of pissing off a lot of the technical folks in the country.
The marketing effects alone could be staggering.  The legal and illegal
ways of mucking up a high tech company like ATT would fill a good sized
book.  Keith Henson  (sorry for the spelling errors, my checker is offline)