At 09:37 AM 12/13/01 -0600, Frank Gilley wrote: >Now, I would like to point out that all of us who post regularly to this >list are "public figures" now, and might receive preferential treatment >simply to keep stuff like this off this board. I don't know if this is >happening, but it sure isn't brain surgery to figure that >out....especially since they are now charging for the black hole treatment.
If anyone is getting preferential treatment in order to keep criticism off of this list, it is invisible to me. Once I was contacted by Mr. Martin and asked to cease a particular discussion -- this was more than a year ago; there were legal issues involved, Protel was researching them, there was possible harm to users and/or to Protel, so I agreed. There was no quid pro quo, no special treatment offered to me. I have seen no sign of any other attempt to influence my writing. At various times, I have heard comments from Protel officers like "you ought to never have to pay for an upgrade again," but this was spontaneous and as an expression of gratitude for the work I have done, not a carrot offered to induce me to some action. I haven't called Protel for support, ever, so I don't have experience with that. I was introduced to this list from the beginning. I've called many times with issues around license resales, etc. My impression has been that most of the people I talked with did not know who I was. (When Protel was in Utah, usually I was recognised.) I do, however, have some access to back channels; I've had good correspondence and conversations with a number of Protel/Altium officers, up to the top; but I have not attempted to use those channels; I've been intending to write to Protel about the ATS situation and some related issues, but I haven't found the time yet. It was true at one time that nearly every Protel employee read this list. My impression is that this has changed, particularly the U.S. sales people don't seem to be aware of how discussions are going here. [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/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
