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From: fischer@arisia.Xerox.COM (Ronald A. Fischer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: [Stolen] Macintosh ROM Sources
Summary: Reprecussions
Message-ID: <1072@arisia.Xerox.COM>
Date: 10 Jun 89 21:16:08 GMT
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Unfortunately the worst of the side effects will likely be on the work
environment at Apple.  You can bet that right now security all over
Apple Computer Corp. has become much tighter, likely restricting
dialup access, file service access and checking bags on the way out.
Anyone from Apple like to comment?

IMHO this will probably result in much more restricted access to
source code between groups inside the company, a kind of balkanization
if you will.  This happens in large companies as part of growth, but
usually due to internal power stuggles between managers. Things are
likely to be quite messy and unpleasant as this gets worked out from
the top down.

I've heard that Apple is company full of visionaries; everyone thinks
they have a way to change the world for the better.  I guess its not
suprising that those visions would be diverse enough to encompass
behavior we usually associate with "crusading journalists" uncovering
the dark and secret deeds of individuals in our government.

Pity the avergage hacker at Apple these days, targeted by FSF for
being too successful, getting dirty looks from the security folk on
the way in and out.  Their loss of innocence has reached new heights.
Apple, as a corporate person, is now a schiziod adult.

(ron)