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SCO's Responds to IBM and Novell Objections to the Sale, as text

By Pamela Jones et al.

Here's SCO's response [PDF] to IBM and Novell's Objections to SCO's proposed sale to unXis and Novell's opposition to SCO's Notice of Cure, as text.

The most interesting detail is that Darl McBride admits, or should I say claims, that he paid Stephen Norris $100,000 out of Darl's personal funds for Mr. Norris' efforts to "put together a group of investors". First, why would that be normal or even needed if SCO's business is such a wonderful investment? Does it not scream desperation? And second, where are they, these lined-up investors? Where's the money? IBM told the court that in its recent deposition of Mr. Norris, Norris admitted there's no one who has signed on the dotted line.

Full post as published by Groklaw on July 23, 2009 (boomark / email).