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Dear 2Clix, I am writing with respect to legal action that your company is taking against Mr Simon Wright, the founder of Internet web site Whirlpool.net.au.
I would urge you to reconsider your actions promptly and with draw your statement of claim with the Supreme Court of Queensland as quickly as you can.
I regret that you are taking on a fight that your company can't hope to win. I, like many in the technical arena, take a very dim view of any organisation who singles out an individual in our global community.
While Mr Wright is the author of the software platform that is Whirlpool, today he is only one of many members of a community who extend around the world. http://whirlpool.net.au/faq-wp.cfm gives a good overview of the history of Whirlpool. What the overview doesn't say is that Mr Wright is well respected by a global community that extends well past the Australian reach of Whirlpool. It is my view that Mr Wright has a debt of gratitude owed to him by the Australian Internet industry and that they know this.
The Australian Internet is a multi billion dollar industry, who have a proven track record for looking after their own. It concerns me that your organisation may be acting under the illusion that your lawyers recommendations are good for your company. You should realise that Mr Wright has support from a global community that your lawyer may not even understand. While your company may, or may not, get traction in a court room, the negative publicity that this endeavour is going to have on your company is growing and will be damaging. A software company much larger than yours, SCO, has just filed for chapter 11 in the US after engaging in the style of law that your company is following. I am sure that your open letter of apology would be accepted by Mr Wright. I would urge you to give consideration to my request for the sake of your company, your staff and your customers. Kind regard Don Gould |
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