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One caution about naming names: You are pretty safe if you testify accurately to facts instead of drawing sweeping conclusions. While most CAD companies would not want to get involved in a suit against users, to be safe one might not post "PADS is a piece of junk," it might be fairly hard to defend. On the other hand, if you were to state, "I found PADS very difficult to learn and cumbersome," your statement is simply reporting your experience, which might be unique to you and which might not. Further, if your motive is clearly to help CAD users instead of to defame the CAD company, it would be additional insurance. The former could be protected as free speech and only actionable if it was recklessly careless, whereas the latter could be actionable even if the facts were accurate. If you think that a CAD system cannot do something, saying "I could not find a way to ...." is more accurate and safer. If you asked a user group and none of them knew a way either, then report *that* instead of the possible conclusion: "There is no way to ...." [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abdulrahman Lomax Easthampton, Massachusetts USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
