[From Peter Olivola, Sysop of the Chicago Computer Society BBS]
 
September 7, 1988
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Mr. Thom L. Henderson
System Enhancement Associates, Inc.
21 New Street
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
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Dear Mr. Henderson:
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When I first learned of your suit against Phil Katz I was hardly
surprised.  Neither was I pleased.
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After participating in several BBS conversations in the Chicago area
about the suit and talking with fellow SYSOP's, I made the decision to
remove your archive utility from the Chicago Computer Society
Bulletin Board System and announce my actions to the membership via
BBS message.
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I received overwhelming support from the Society.
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Needless to say, I was disappointed in the settlement announcement.
Phil has mentioned several times in conjunction with conversations
about the non-compatible squashing technique that further performance
enhancements could be achieved if he were to drop compatibility
altogether.  I was prepared to wait for him to prove it.
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You're latest legal action has caused me to rethink that position.  I
have decided to implement whatever Phil produces as soon as possible
and bar any further SEA compatible archive uploads.
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If you are somehow successful in forcing Phil out of business, then I
am prepared to convert to Rahul Desai's ZOO format or any other
utility which will achieve my users desires from an archive program.
In short, I will not contribute to your blatant attempt at
intimidation.
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Decency requires that when you make a business decision you accept the
consequences like a grownup.  You, obviously, are determined to
prevent users from benefiting from any improvements unless they accrue
income to you.  You should have considered that problem when you chose
to move into other operating systems instead of optimizing MS-DOS
performance.
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Sincerely,
Peter G. Olivola
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