[X4U] FrameMaker Petition

[Randy B.Singer]

For those who don't know, Adobe's FrameMaker was/is a dynamite program 
for authoring large works.  
http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/main.html
Unfortunately Adobe never released an OS X-native version of FrameMaker, 
and with the advent of Intel-based Macs, users can no longer run the 
classic version of FrameMaker since the new MacTel machines can't run 
Classic.

This was sent to me by a hopeful FrameMaker user (~flipper, 
lord.flipper at gmail.com):


Adobe has made a statement, recently, regarding the 'possibility' of 
renewing their FrameMaker for the Mac platform. They had released 7.2 for 
Windows and Solaris, and were asked about a Macintosh revival. The 
comment they made was of the sort that left the door open.

The statement was made last November, at an Adobe event called Adobe 
FrameMaker 2005 Chautaugua, held in Raleigh, Karl Matthews, Group Product 
Manager of Publishing Technologies at Adobe said that "...if [Adobe] 
see's changes in the market and [Adobe] see's an opportunity [in the 
Macintosh market for FrameMaker], then we'll respond to that."

Apple Computer, apparently is still using FrameMaker, in OS 9, to produce 
their own user guides, and apparently Apple's technical writers are 
amongst the folks making noise in the direction of Adobe. So, there is 
some serious interest.

There's an online petition for folks who are interested in a version of 
FrameMaker for OS X. They ask that people only sign once, as the 
signatures are proofread, and all dupes have to be removed manually.

<http://www.petitiononline.com/fmforosx/petition.html>

There's also an online site, FrameMaker For OS X.org, with lots of 
additional information about the need for a version of FrameMaker for OS 
X, that is worth checking out:

<http://www.fm4osx.org/>

And here is the FrameMaker user group mailing list site, for anyone who 
is interested:

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fmforosx/>



Randy B. Singer
Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)

Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html