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Exhibit 10.79

CONFIDENTIAL RESIGNATION AGREEMENT
AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS

        1.    Graham Freeman ("Employee") was employed by Adobe Systems
Incorporated (the "Company") on or about July 15, 1991. Employee has now decided
to resign from his employment with the Company. It is the Company's desire to
provide Employee with certain benefits that he would not otherwise be entitled
to receive upon his resignation and to resolve any claims that Employee has or
may have against the Company. Accordingly, Employee and the Company agree as set
forth below. Agreement shall become effective on the eighth day after it is
signed by Employee, but only if Employee has not previously revoked his
acceptance of this agreement (the "Effective Date").

        2.    Employee hereby resigns voluntarily from his employment with the
Company effective as of November 30, 2001 (the "Resignation Date"). Employee's
employment with the Company will terminate effective as of the Resignation Date.

        3.    The Company shall provide Employee with the following benefits:

(a)A lump sum severance payment equal to 12 months' total target compensation
(base pay and management incentive plan) at Employee's final base pay rate, less
applicable withholding. Employee has the option of deferring the lump sum
payment to January 2, 2002.

(b)Continuation of pay at current base salary rate (such payments will be made
in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures), health care
benefits, stock option vesting and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
participation through the Resignation Date

(c)Eligible for Q4'01 management incentive plan and profit sharing bonuses if
earned and paid accordingly to the Plans. To be paid according to the normal
bonus payment schedule.

(d)In the event that Employee elects to obtain continued group health insurance
coverage in accordance with federal law (COBRA) following the Resignation Date,
the Company will pay for the premiums for such coverage through the earlier of
November 1, 2002 or the date on which Employee first obtains other group health
insurance coverage; thereafter, Employee may elect to purchase continued group
health insurance coverage at his own expense in accordance with COBRA. Coverage
will be provided for Employee and eligible family members.

(e)The Company agrees that, under the Promissory Note from Employee for
$1,000,000.00 dated November 12, 1999 (the "Note"), it will not exercise its
right to accelerate the payment of unpaid principal because of Employee's
termination of employment, but Company reserves the right to accelerate payment
for any other reason authorized by the Note. Imputed interest may apply after
the Resignation Date, so that the Note is no longer tax-free to Employee. All
other terms and conditions of the Note shall continue in full force and effect.

(f)The Company will allow you to keep your existing laptop.

(g)The Company agrees that it will not contest any claim for unemployment
benefits that may be filed by Employee after the Resignation Date.

Employee acknowledges that he will be paid all wages and any unused PTO that
Employee earned during his employment with the Company. Employee understands and
acknowledges that he shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits from the
Company other than those expressly set forth in this Paragraph 3. Company shall
provide the severance payment in paragraph 3(a) to employee within 15 days of
the later of the Effective Date and the date it is re-signed by Employee.

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        4.    Employee and his successors release the Company and its
shareholders, investors, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys,
insurers, legal successors, and assigns of and from any and all claims, actions
and causes of action, whether now known or unknown, which Employee now has, or
at any other time, had or shall or may have against the released parties based
upon or arising out of any matter, cause, fact, thing, act or omission
whatsoever occurring or existing at any time up to and including November 30,
2001, including, but not limited to, any claims of breach of contract, wrongful
termination, retaliation, fraud, defamation, infliction of emotional distress or
national origin, race, sex, sexual orientation, disability or other
discrimination or harassment under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age
Discrimination In Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act,
the Fair Employment and Housing Act or any other applicable law. As additional
consideration for the severance payment described in paragraph 3(a), employee
agrees that he will reaffirm this release of claims by re-signing this Agreement
in the space provided at the end of the Agreement on or after the Resignation
Date.

        5.    Employee acknowledges that he has read section 1542 of the Civil
Code of the State of California, which states in full:

A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or
suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if
known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.

Employee waives any rights that he has or may have under section 1542 or any
similar provision of the laws of any other jurisdiction (including the State of
California) to the full extent that he may lawfully waive such rights pertaining
to this general release of claims, and affirms that he is releasing all known
and unknown claims that he has or may have against the parties listed above.

        6.    Employee acknowledges and agrees that he shall continue to be
bound by and comply with the terms of the Employee Inventions and Proprietary
Rights Assignment Agreement that employee signed in connection with his
employment by the Company.

        7.    Employee agrees that he shall not directly or indirectly disclose
any of the terms of this Agreement to anyone other than his immediate family or
counsel, except as such disclosure may be required for accounting or tax
reporting purposes or as otherwise may be required by law. Employee further
agrees that he will not, at any time in the future, make any critical or
disparaging statements about the Company, its products or its employees, unless
such statements are made truthfully in response to a subpoena or other legal
process.

        8.    In response to inquiries from prospective employers regarding
Employee, the Company will provide no information other than Employee's dates of
employment and positions held with the Company.

        9.    This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
negotiations and agreements, whether written or oral. This Agreement may not be
modified or amended except by a document signed by an authorized officer of the
Company and Employee.

EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS THAT HE MAY CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS
AGREEMENT AND THAT HE IS GIVING UP ANY LEGAL CLAIMS HE HAS AGAINST THE PARTIES
RELEASED ABOVE BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT. EMPLOYEE FURTHER UNDERSTANDS THAT HE
MAY HAVE UP TO 21 DAYS TO CONSIDER THIS AGREEMENT, THAT HE MAY REVOKE IT AT ANY
TIME DURING THE 7 DAYS AFTER HE SIGNS IT, AND THAT IT SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE
UNTIL THAT 7-DAY PERIOD HAS PASSED. EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE IS SIGNING
THIS AGREEMENT KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY IN EXCHANGE FOR THE
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 3.

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Dated:   2 November, 2001

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  /s/  GRAHAM FREEMAN      

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Graham Freeman
Dated:
 
                        , 2001
 
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/  THERESA TOWNSLEY      

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By re-signing this Agreement on or after the Resignation Date, I hereby reaffirm
the release of all known and unknown claims set forth in paragraphs 4 and 5
above. I understand that I may revoke this Agreement at any time during the
7 days after I re-sign it.

Dated:   2 November, 2001

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      /s/  GRAHAM FREEMAN      

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Graham Freeman
30 November 2001
 
 
 
/s/  GRAHAM FREEMAN      

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Note: Please defer severance payment until January, 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/  GRAHAM FREEMAN      

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Exhibit 10.79

CONFIDENTIAL RESIGNATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS