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List:       ngw
Subject:    Re: [ngw] Novell Agrees to Be Acquired by Attachmate
From:       Janyne Kizer <janyne_kizer () ncsu ! edu>
Date:       2010-11-22 19:25:19
Message-ID: 4CEAC39F.7090605 () ncsu ! edu
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Why would the unix stuff not go with SUSE?

On 11/22/10 1:58 PM, Matt Weisberg wrote:
> I'm sure it's for the Unix patents.  I'm sure the Open Source community is not liking this one bit.
>
> Matt
>
> On Nov 22, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Peter Van Lone wrote:
>
>> I doubt that GroupWise will be transferred to the consortium -- GW is
>> a viable product (and not really a chunk of "IP") that almost
>> certainly will be sold/managed by the "Novell" business unit within
>> Attachmate, I would guess.
>>
>> But - I am very very interested in what bits of IP are being sold.
>> It's only $450 million dollars ... not huge, not likely to be an
>> entire product suite - I just don't know? What IP does Novell have
>> that would be worth that much? Not Edir, not FLAIM, not ... what,
>> then? Should be very interesting to see things shake out.
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------
>> "Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of
>> a vigorous intellect."
>>
>> ~Samuel Johnson
>>
>>
>> http://www.the-brights.net
>> http://xkcd.com/167
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Greg Beckmeyer<gbeckmeyer@acgih.org>  wrote:
>>> If GW goes to this company then I would expect that's pretty much the
>>> end of the road for GW...any useful but patented IP would just be moved
>>> over to Exchange.
>>>
>>>>>> MGlenn@cco.state.oh.us 11/22/2010 1:16 PM>>>
>>> It's a paper entity set-up by Microsoft in an attempt to avoid
>>> anti-trust concerns. It's primary goal is to collect patents.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> Matt Weisberg<matt@weisberg.net>  11/22/2010 09:11>>>
>>> And what is even more concerning about that is this:
>>>
>>> "CPTN Holdings LLC, a consortium of technology companies organized by
>>> Microsoft Corp.,"
>>>
>>> http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2010/11/novell_agrees_t_1.html
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 22, 2010, at 9:06 AM, JOSHUA PITLICK wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm curious what the "certain intellectual property assets" are that
>>> are being sold to CPTN Holdings LLC.
>>>> Joshua Pitlick, AAC Support Contractor
>>>> Office of Information Technology
>>>>
>>>>
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