For the Sake of History, a Novell 1994 10K: Unix source and UnixWare 2 separate products

http://www.groklaw.net – Do you remember Dale McBride testifying at trial in SCO v. Novell in April that if you wanted to get Unix source code, the only way to get it was to license UnixWare and that UnixWare was just the latest version of Unix? The court believed that story, so for the sake of history and truth, then, here is a Novell SEC 10K filing from 1994, when Novell was the place you went to in order to license UnixWare and Unix System V. They sold both UnixWare and Unix source code as two separate products. Read »

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Novell and SCO Agree on Interest, Trust Amounts; Final Judgment Still in Dispute 18 weeks 4 days ago: Novell filed today, as per the deadline, two documents, one an unopposed filing regarding interest due Novell by SCO -- SCO has agreed to the sum of $918,122 in prejudgment interest and $489 per day until the final judgment is entered. That could be a while. The second filing informs the court that Novell still believes that a final judgment is premature, since the arbitration is not yet finished.
Novell Makes a Move -- Motion for Constructive Trust and Payment Now 9 weeks 4 days ago: Here we go. Novell has filed a motion asking the bankruptcy court to confirm the constructive trust amount and order SCO to pay it now: 586 - Filed & Entered: 10/29/2008 Motion to Approve (B)
2000 Caldera-Microsoft Settlement Surfaces in Novell v. Microsoft Antitrust Lawsuit 17 weeks 5 days ago: The Novell/Canopy/Caldera/DR DOS story continues, and Novell and Microsoft are in the middle of it all, battling in discovery in the Novell v. Microsoft antitrust litigation -- that is the litigation over WordPerfect currently before the US District Court in Maryland in pretrial discovery. Microsoft politely asked for [PDF] all documents "relating to Novell's sale of PC operating systems claims to Caldera and Novell's involvement with Caldera's case against Microsoft", as well as "all documents produced by parties and third parties" in the Novell v. Canopy case. Why?
Novell Responds to SCO's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal/Final Judgment Language 9 weeks 1 day ago: Novell has filed its Response to SCO's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. It's ascerbic and funny as can be. It shows the court each and every tricky bit it thinks SCO might just be angling for. I saw in the email exchange between the SCO and Novell attorneys that were attached to the David Melaugh Declaration that SCO has stepped on Novell's last nerve with its trickiness. And here we see the result. Novell points out each and every conceivable thing SCO might be trying for, leaving nothing for SCO to try later.
New Novell Deadline for Filing Brief on Interest, Judgment and Some 2003 SEC Filings About SCOsource 18 weeks 6 days ago: The parties stipulated to another extension on the deadline for Novell to file a brief describing what pre-judgment interest it wants from SCO on the amount ordered by the Utah District Court on July 16. The new deadline is August 29. Just a brief note in case you were wondering why there was no filing on the 22nd Also, I was going through some older materials, and I found a color-coded comparative chart [PDF] that a volunteer made for us long ago. It's a comparison of a July 8, 2003 S3 with an October 14, 2003 amendment, an S-3/A.
Novell files in Utah its opposition in SCO's motion for final judgment 13 weeks 2 days ago: Novell has filed its Opposition to SCO's Motions for Voluntary Dismissal of Stayed Claims, Entry of Final Judgment, and Certification and Entry of Partial Final Judgment [PDF]. There's also a declaration by David Melaugh, with exhibits, both PDFs. We learn from the declaration the following: 2.
A Question About the Novell-Microsoft Deal 18 weeks 4 hours ago: I've been thinking about something for a few days now. It's about the latest Novell-Microsoft deal that was announced on August 20, where Microsoft agreed to buy another $100 million worth of vouchers from Novell. I was wondering: how come two public companies can make a deal that seems to me to be material and yet keep pieces of the deal secret? We never did get all the details about the original deal from November of 2006. And now there's this new one, which so far is only described in broad strokes. I wonder if we will be kept in the dark about some of its terms too?
Jorge Castro: Use UNIX or Die ... 18 weeks 6 days ago: Longtime sysadmin guy Ben Rockwood is apparently starting a podcast for sysadmins. Ben and Cuddletech have been around /forever/ ... I remember his Enlightment pages being a boon for me in the late 90's when I was on my E kick. (Remember kids, everyone goes through an E phase.)
SCO Makes Its Move in Utah: Asks to Waive Claims, Get Final Judgment 16 weeks 2 days ago: SCO has filed a notice asking the Utah District Court to dismiss its stayed claims and issue a final judgment with respect to both the August 10, 2007 and the July 16th, 2008 orders, so SCO can appeal right now. It points out that Novell was told to file a final judgment, and it hasn't done so. This is what Novell told the court SCO was going to do next, and it indicated that it would be responding with its own "Oh, no you don't" memorandum in opposition pronto.

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