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| DATE | 2010-11-29 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
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On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:55:04AM -0500, einker wrote:
> Rob,
>
> Not sure I would agree anymore as* *the UNIX Copyrights are not being being
> sold. BSD is only holding six files or so of true UNIX code after being
> sanitized back in the 1990s.
> BSD does not incorporate any Linux Code to the best of my knowledge ...
>
That is COPYRIGHTS not patents. The CLI and Terminal allocation, multi
talking, and nearly any other concept utilized in the software might be
a patent
Ruben
> Important Message from John Dragoon, Chief Marketing Officer?UNIX
> Copyrights November 24, 2010
>
> On November 22, 2010, Novell issued a press release announcing a definitive
> merger agreement under which Attachmate Corporation (?Attachmate?) would
> acquire Novell for $6.10 per share in cash (?Merger Agreement?). Novell will
> continue to own Novell?s UNIX copyrights following completion of the merger
> as a subsidiary of Attachmate. Novell filed a Form 8-K/A with the SEC on
> November 22, 2010, with respect to the Merger Agreement.
> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERGER AND WHERE TO FIND IT
>
> In connection with the proposed merger, Novell intends to file relevant
> materials with the SEC, including a proxy statement. *Investors and security
> holders of Novell are urged to read these documents (if and when they become
> available) and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as
> any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain
> important information about Novell, the proposed merger and the other
> parties to the proposed merger.* Investors and security holders may obtain
> these documents (and any other documents filed by Novell and Attachmate with
> the SEC) free of charge at the SEC?s website at http://www.sec.gov. In
> addition, the documents filed with the SEC by Novell may be obtained free of
> charge by directing such request to: Novell Investor Relations at
> 1-800-317-3195 or from the investor relations portion of Novell's website at
> www.novell.com/company/ir/. Investors and security holders are urged to read
> the proxy statement and the other relevant materials when they become
> available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to
> the proposed merger.
>
> Novell and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be
> participants in the solicitation of proxies from Novell?s stockholders in
> respect of the proposed merger. Information regarding Novell?s directors and
> executive officers is contained in Novell?s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
> the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, its proxy statement for its 2010
> Annual Meeting of Stockholders, dated February 26, 2010, and subsequent
> filings which Novell has made with the SEC. Stockholders may obtain
> additional information about the directors and executive officers of Novell
> and their respective interests with respect to the proposed merger by
> security holdings or otherwise, which may be different than those of
> Novell?s stockholders generally, by reading the definitive proxy statement
> and other relevant documents regarding the proposed merger, when filed with
> the SEC. Each of these documents is, or will be, available as described
> above.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Paul Robert Marino <> wrote:
>
> > Well the bad news is those patents infect BSD as well.
> >
> > its the SMP code its every where.
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > From: einker
> > Subj: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
> > property assets for $450 million to a consortium of technology companies
> > organized by Microsoft." Argh!
> > Date: Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:54 pm
> > Size: 2K
> > To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
> >
> > Rob,
> >
> > That was my thinking as well. I am heading for BSDland with current copies
> > of FreeBSD and OpenBSD.
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Paul Robert Marino > > >wrote:
> >
> > > If you remember earlier this year I predicted that based on microsofts
> > > activity that we could expect to see a linux version of Microsoft Office
> > > shortly after Samba 4 became stable. Well this ties right into it. Yes
> > the
> > > idea of a "MS Linux" does not supprise me at this point, although it does
> > > disturb me. The thing that I'm realy woried about is microsoft owning all
> > of
> > > novels copyrights and patents. If you remember back to the days of the
> > sco
> > > law suit the thing that saved Linux in the courts was the fact that the
> > code
> > > in question was actualy owned by novel and ibm bribed novel to get
> > involved
> > > on the side of linux by giving them SuSE. it may not just be time to find
> > a
> > > new distro but a new kernel. Any one know how HURD development is going
> > > these days?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >
> > > From: einker
> > > Subj: Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
> > > property assets for $450 million to a consortium of technology companies
> > > organized by Microsoft." Argh!
> > > Date: Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:45 pm
> > > Size: 2K
> > > To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com
> > >
> > > All Suse users are now officially screwed ....
> > >
> > > On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 4:32 PM, swd wrote:
> > >
> > > > The end if openSuse?...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/novell-to-be-sold-for-2-2-billion/?hp
> > > > w
> > > >
> > > > November 22, 2010, 8:56 am
> > > > Novell Being Acquired for $2.2 Billion
> > > > By EVELYN M. RUSLI
> > > >
> > > > 9:58 a.m. | Updated
> > > > Novell, the software maker, said on Monday that it had agreed to be
> > > > acquired
> > > > by the Attachmate Corporation for $2.2 billion in cash.
> > > >
> > > > Novell also plans to sell some intellectual property assets for $450
> > > > million
> > > > to a consortium of technology companies organized by Microsoft.
> > > > Attachmate's
> > > > takeover is contingent on the successful closing of the sale.
> > > >
> > > > Novell, a company that specializes in enterprise infrastructure
> > software,
> > > > will add to Attachmate's portfolio of software brands, which includes
> > its
> > > > namesake line and NetIQ (acquired in 2006). Attachmate has effectively
> > > > served as an acquisition vehicle, led by a trio of private equity
> > firms:
> > > > Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Bravo. In 2005, the
> > > > investment team purchased Attachmate for an undisclosed sum and
> > > immediately
> > > > merged it with an earlier buyout, WRQ.
> > > >
> > > > The offer of $6.10 a share represents a premium of 28 percent above
> > > > Novell's
> > > > closing share price on March 2, Novell said in its statement. That is
> > > when
> > > > the hedge fund Elliott Associates said said it had offered to buy the
> > > > company for $5.75 a share, or $2 billion - an offer that the board of
> > > > Novell
> > > > rejected as "inad
> > --- message truncated ---
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Evan M. Inker
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