bruce@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Bruce Burkhalter) (06/27/89)
In this week's issue of MacWeek there is a short article about Apple firing MacPaint 2.0 author David Ramsey. Apparently he disclosed confidential information in messages posted on Compuserve's MacPro Forum. Anybody know more about this? This was all MacWeek said about it. Bruce Burkhalter bruce@cory.berkeley.edu
tim@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Maroney) (06/28/89)
In article <14980@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> bruce@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Bruce Burkhalter) writes: >In this week's issue of MacWeek there is a short article about Apple >firing MacPaint 2.0 author David Ramsey. Apparently he disclosed >confidential information in messages posted on Compuserve's MacPro >Forum. > >Anybody know more about this? This was all MacWeek said about it. There was an article on it in today's San Francisco Chronicle. Apparently the leak was very small, concerning a couple of future Macintosh models. Ramsey was extremely well liked and helpful on Compuserve and Apple has earned itself a lot of ill will by firing him. This is typical anti-humanistic corporate blundering. Ramsey had nothing to do with nuPrometheus, apparently, nor with whatever that other source code leak was. Apple is just flexing their muscle. When I see disgusting acts like these, I begin to wonder whether the "Reichstag fire" theory the nuPrometheus revelations just might have something going for it. Obviously Apple wants to crack down, and the distribution of the QuickDraw source gave them a perfect excuse without actually causing any tangible damage. But then how could they invite the FBI in to investigate? The FBI is *dumb*. At Apple, there's a Macintosh shell that's been hollowed out and fitted with a fishtank. Until the light is turned on, it looks like a normal Mac. Someone turned it on in front of the FBI dweebs a few weeks ago, and they were amazed, saying things like, "Geez! That's so realistic!" These people are not about to figure out a "Reichstag fire" conspiracy. They're lucky to remember where they parked their cars. I'm not saying this *is* what happened, only that Apple's obvious desire to crack down does make one wonder whether it might be. -- Tim Maroney, Mac Software Consultant, sun!hoptoad!tim, tim@toad.com Postal: 424 Tehama, SF CA 94103; Phone: (415) 495-2934 "Those Mayas were sacrificing not only pagan children, but baptized Christian children, for crying out loud! And they were carrying out those sacrifices, those barbarities, with great savagery, without giving the victims the benefit of the humane types of death that the European Church accorded even to heretics and witches during that century, such as burning at the stake." -- Matthew Rosenblatt, rec.arts.books
Fabian@cup.portal.com (Fabian Fabe Ramirez) (06/28/89)
Bruce, According to CompuServe, there's supposed to be an article in today's (06/27) SF Chronicle about it. Fabian fabian@cup.portal.com sun!cup.portal.com!fabian
paul@taniwha.UUCP (Paul Campbell) (06/28/89)
>In article <14980@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> bruce@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Bruce Burkhalter) writes: >In this week's issue of MacWeek there is a short article about Apple >firing MacPaint 2.0 author David Ramsey. Apparently he disclosed >confidential information in messages posted on Compuserve's MacPro >Forum. > >Anybody know more about this? This was all MacWeek said about it. I'm told he repeated something that Sculley had mentioned in a speech some time ago about Apple's future plans. During the current paranoia in Apple after recent events I guess he chose the wrong time ... What did he repeat? Well .... if Apple fired him I'm not about to get sued :-| smiley with sealed lips -^ Paul -- Paul Campbell UUCP: ..!mtxinu!taniwha!paul AppleLink: D3213 "Free Market": n. (colloq.) a primitive fertility goddess worshipped by an obscure cult in the late 20th C. It's chief priest 'Dow Jones' was eventually lynched by an enraged populace during an economic downturn (early 21st C).