[Papyrus-L] What I can, and cannot, tell you...

[Hallman, Michael]

	It could only be that RSD is plotting a hostile takeover of
Microsoft, or at least the Windows division of it, if the breakup
actually goes through.  You heard it here first.

	But really, asking why lawyers make seemingly irrational
requests is like asking why the universe exists at all.  It just does,
and they just do.  In general, it's not worthwhile making lawyers
unhappy if they're working for you; might as well respect Dave Goldman's
reticence.

                                                         Michael Hallman

-----Original Message-----
From: Hugh Gunz [mailto:hugh.gunz at utoronto.ca]
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 1:19 PM
To: papyrus-l at rsd.com
Subject: Re: [Papyrus-L] What I can, and cannot, tell you...


OK, Papyrophiles, clearly there's an opportunity here.

Two prizes will be offered by an apocryphal donor (no real ones are 
available, given the extensive donor fatigue that has set in as a result
of 
fundraising by underfunded universities and research institutes
worldwide), 
for guesses about Why The Lawyers Are Muzzling Dave. The first prize
will 
be for the most accurate guess, and the second for the most improbable.
The 
winning entries will be selected by an objective and impartial panel of 
academic researchers (clearly a null set, which appeals to my 
non-competitive side). Each prize will consist either of the
unrestrained 
approbation of the Papyrus-using community, or a lifetime's stain on the

reputation of the winner, whichever seems more appropriate to the entry
in 
question.

Hugh Gunz
University of Toronto

At 10:17 AM 03/09/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>As I said before, the current legal situation has nothing to do with
the
>future or the well-being of RSD. Its outcome will have no effect on
>anything of importance to any of you.
>
>I apologize for seeming mysterious, and I'll explain all as soon as I
can.
>The situation is really of little relevance, except that it prevents me
>from discussing details of our company's plans for the future.
>
>
>-- Dave Goldman (dave at rsd.com)              Research Software Design
>    503/796-1368, fax 503-452-8920           617 SW Hume Street
>    The PAPYRUS Bibliography System          Portland OR 97219-4458
(U.S.A.)


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