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From: chip@ateng.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.lang.smalltalk,alt.flame
Subject: Re: Smalltalk/V Decompiler
Message-ID: <57@ateng.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 22-Oct-87 15:49:32 EDT
Article-I.D.: ateng.57
Posted: Thu Oct 22 15:49:32 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 24-Oct-87 15:46:28 EDT
References: <2490@mmintl.UUCP>
Reply-To: chip@ateng.UUCP (Chip Salzenberg)
Organization: A.T. Engineering, Tampa, FL
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In article <2490@mmintl.UUCP> franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) writes:
>
>I recently posted an article offering to send my Smalltalk/V [TM] decompiler
>to anyone who wanted it.  I have since been contacted by Digitalk, who
>threatened to take me to court if I proceeded.

What pomposity and arrogance!

I think that I will refrain from buying Digitalk products until they stop
threatening bright, imaginative people with legal action because they are
going to reveal how a widely disseminated product works.

There is no question of violation of contract here.  Mr. Adams simply
examined carefully the program he purchased, and he was about to assist
the great body of Digitalk users by sharing the results of his examination.
How sad that Digitalk wants to restrain their users in this way.

I think that today's big winner is Softsmarts ...

-- 
Chip Salzenberg         "chip@ateng.UUCP"  or  "{uunet,usfvax2}!ateng!chip"
A.T. Engineering        My employer's opinions are not mine, but these are.
   "Gentlemen, your work today has been outstanding.  I intend to recommend
   you all for promotion -- in whatever fleet we end up serving."   - JTK