Dear Professor Zydenbos,
Just for the record: I shared this article not because I think that there is anything worthwhile about it - it seemed so obviously flawed that I didn't think that needed pointing out. I do however think it is a good article to know about - the whole 'Sanskrit and computers' story is one of the main ways in which Sanskrit is being talked about in public. We as Sanskritists are best placed to counter such myth and misinformation, and to do that, it helps to know what is out there.
Mostly what *I* find sad is that there are so many unquestionably wonderful things about knowledge of Sanskrit that go happily ignored by a public apparently interested in Sanskrit - and instead, it's this misinformation that takes root. I'm always happy when I hear about initiatives such as Patrick's that try and do something against this - it would be such a shame to just cede the field to those with political/nationalist agendas.
All the very best,
Antonia