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

[McLaren, Sue]

It is a shame to be too cavalier about this.  It might well be that it has to do
with something painfully personal, such as divorce.  It is good that people have
kept this light but amusing speculation may even be a difficult pill for Dave.
Let's not go there.

--
Suzanne B. McLaren
Collection Manager, Section of Mammals
Carnegie Museum of Natural History






Hugh Gunz wrote:

> 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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