ADM -- Just What Is Going On?

Posted by Jan Rifkinson
Mar 5, 2007 at 11:12 PM

Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>I don’t think there is any defense for Eric Somer’s actions.
> >[snip] I think it is a black eye on all
>small software developers. It may make people think twice about investing in a
>license for UltraRecall, or Whizfolders, or Zoot… and that’s why it pisses me off.

Steve Z,

Boy do I agree with this statement.

As I said in an earlier post, I do my best to support independent developers & Eric’s behavior makes me question that decision. It also belies the fact that those of us who do go the extra mile to support independent programmers frequently invest a lot of our own time—nothing is free in this world—to help the developer in the only way we can. That’s another slap in the face.

[rant] Some may take offense to my saying that I feel like I may have run into a snake oil salesman. I guess I could have said something else.

Everyone has their own sense of ethics but I think there’s a baseline & IMO Eric Sommer fell below that baseline, if not for treating his customers the way he has, then for committing the greatest sin of all, IMO: shutting down valid conversation by people who cared about his product. Censorship, & anyone who practices it, is a non starter in my book.

And I’m tired of parsing what’s right from what’s sort of right or kind of right or right under certain circumstances or a teeny weeny bit right or right for some people but not for others. IMO, certain things are black & white. Honesty is one of them. [\rant]

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Jan Rifkinson
Ridgefield, CT USA