Autodesk and Third Party Developers

I am currently performing research for a planned article that examines the
history of Autodesk's relationships with third party developers. I welcome
any contributions from Autodesk employees and former employees, members and
former members of the ADN program and its predecessors, and developers who
have never been part of any official program. I welcome opinions, facts,
stories (amusing or otherwise), history, and any other information you think
might make the article more informative or interesting. I am particularly
interested in the views of people with a long history of involvement in this
important relationship, but contributions are welcome from all.

Please email me at stevejohnson at bigpond dot com with anything you
consider useful. Indicate the level of confidentiality you wish to apply to
the information (e.g. "This is background only, do not publish", "You can
quote me but don't use my name", "This is our official public policy",
etc.). All requests for confidentiality will be fully respected. Your email
address will not be misused.

I am probably not going to be able to thank you individually, so I'll do so
now in advance. Thanks a lot for your valuable contributions!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please ensure you email me at stevejohnson at bigpond dot
com, rather than replying here. Any replies to this message are likely to be
removed from this newsgroup. Please note that if this occurs, it will be for
sound housekeeping reasons rather than an evil Autodesk conspiracy to
subvert the truth.

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Steve Johnson
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Thanks for visiting, Steve. Sure wish you were as active in the current context
as before. Maybe so?