RE: FrameMaker X can ONLY be activated over the internet

["McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>]

Wow. Corporate sabotage gone public.

I wonder what rival company succeeded in getting a mole placed that highly in Adobe. 
They had to be able to coordinate the decisions regarding the software behavior and the "support" postings on the website, suggesting that they had the clout to control several departments and to suppress any voices of reason.

Kudos to somebody.  That looks like a master stroke. 

Hmm.  Is it even illegal? To be in the pay of some other organization while you work up to a position to do damage at a company? 
I can see where it _might_ be if you were engaging in stock manipulation. But if you are literally employed by one company to join another, get cozy, and then stab 'em with the "ridiculous policy" fork, is that a crime? 

 - kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: techwr-l-bounces+kevin -dot- mclauchlan=safenet-inc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+kevin -dot- mclauchlan=safenet-inc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Gregory P Sweet
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 1:47 PM
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: FrameMaker X can ONLY be activated over the internet

Robohelp is impacted too, as well as the CS5 products.

http://goo.gl/LMUCD

Of all the mis-begotten, dunder-headed things I've seen Adobe try to pull
over the years this has to be the worst. Maybe they'll change when they see
government purchases plummet. Even when gov't environs can connect to the
Internet they never allow silent connections. WTF are they thinking?

-Greg

techwr-l-bounces+gps03=health -dot- state -dot- ny -dot- us -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com wrote on
03/24/2011 12:15:48 PM:

> From: Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
> To: Chantel Brathwaite <brathwaitec -at- castupgrade -dot- com>
> Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Date: 03/24/2011 12:15 PM
> Subject: Re: FrameMaker X can ONLY be activated over the internet
> Sent by: techwr-l-bounces+gps03=health -dot- state -dot- ny -dot- us -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
> From http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/faq.html...
>
> If I donât have Internet connection, can I call Support for phone
activation?
>
> No.  Activation of the product via the Internet is required for AdobeÂ
> FrameMaker 10.  If your system is connected to the Internet and you
> receive an activation reminder, please contact your local Customer
> Support for assistance.  Customer Support, however, will not be able
> to activate your software over the phone if you donât have an Internet
> connection.


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