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MESSAGE
DATE 2010-11-22
FROM einker
SUBJECT Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
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Subject: 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!
From: einker
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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 "inadequate."
> > Under this new deal, Elliott will stay on as an equity shareholder of
> > Attachmate, according to the news release.
> > The offer is a 9.1 percent premium from Novell's closing stock price on
> > Friday.
> >
> > Although the deal represents a premium for Novell shareholders, some
> > analysts say the transaction highlights the challenge of putting a
> > sprawling
> > company like Novell on the auction block. The Novell deal stands in
> > contrast
> > to the rest of the technology sector, which has had a wave of mergers and
> > acquisitions this year, often at rich premiums, Richard Williams, an
> > analyst
> > for Cross Research, said. The value of third quarter deals rose 48
> percent
> > from the year-ago period, according to a recent report by Ernst & Young.
> >
> > "I'm surprised the deal got done," Mark Schappel, a Benchmark Capital
> > senior
> > software analyst said. "Novell is a very difficult deal to get done,
> > there's
> > a lot of moving parts."
> > Even though a lot of players were in the market, none of them wanted all
> of
> > Novell, he said.
> >
> > Founded in 1983, Novell rose to prominence for its network operating
> > system,
> > Netware. However, in the mid-1990s, the company started to make
> > acquisitions
> > to become more competitive in the enterprise space, picking up companies
> > like Cambridge Technology Partners, Unix System, SilverStream Software ,
> > Ximian and SUSE, a linux
> --- message truncated ---
>
>


--
Regards,

Evan M. Inker

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Rob,

That was my thinking as well. I am heading for BSDland with cur=
rent copies of FreeBSD and OpenBSD.=A0=A0

">On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Paul Robert Marino <=
;prmarino1-at-gmail.com>
=
wrote:

r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">If you remember e=
arlier this year I predicted that based on microsofts activity that we coul=
d expect to see a linux version of Microsoft Office shortly after Samba 4 b=
ecame stable. Well this ties right into it. Yes the idea of a "MS Linu=
x" does not supprise me at this point, although it does disturb me. Th=
e thing that I'm realy woried about is microsoft owning all of novels c=
opyrights 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 que=
stion was actualy owned by novel and ibm bribed novel to get involved on th=
e 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 d=
ays?




-----Original Message-----



From: =A0einker <eminker-at-gmail.com<=
/a>>

Subj: =A0Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intelle=
ctual property assets for $450 million to a consortium of technology compan=
ies organized by Microsoft." Argh!

Date: =A0Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:45 pm

Size: =A02K

To: =A0
hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com



All Suse users are now officially screwed ....



On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 4:32 PM, swd <ne.net">sderrick-at-optonline.net> wrote:



> The end if openSuse?...

>

>

> r-2-2-billion/?hp" target=3D"_blank">http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/11/22=
/novell-to-be-sold-for-2-2-billion/?hp


> w

>

> =A0November 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 $450r>
> 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 softwa=
re,

> will add to Attachmate's portfolio of software brands, which inclu=
des its

> namesake line and NetIQ (acquired in 2006). Attachmate has effectively=


> served as an acquisition vehicle, led by a trio of private equity firm=
s:

> Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Bravo. In 2005, the<=
br>
> investment team purchased Attachmate for an undisclosed sum and immedi=
ately

> 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<=
br>
> company for $5.75 a share, or $2 billion - an offer that the board of<=
br>
> Novell

> rejected as "inadequate."

> Under this new deal, Elliott will stay on as an equity shareholder of<=
br>
> Attachmate, according to the news release.

> The offer is a 9.1 percent premium from Novell's closing stock pri=
ce on

> Friday.

>

> Although the deal represents a premium for Novell shareholders, somer>
> analysts say the transaction highlights the challenge of putting a

> sprawling

> company like Novell on the auction block. The Novell deal stands in>
> contrast

> to the rest of the technology sector, which has had a wave of mergers =
and

> acquisitions this year, often at rich premiums, Richard Williams, anr>
> analyst

> for Cross Research, said. The value of third quarter deals rose 48 per=
cent

> from the year-ago period, according to a recent report by Ernst & =
Young.

>

> "I'm surprised the deal got done," Mark Schappel, a Benc=
hmark Capital

> senior

> software analyst said. "Novell is a very difficult deal to get do=
ne,

> there's

> a lot of moving parts."

> Even though a lot of players were in the market, none of them wanted a=
ll of

> Novell, he said.

>

> Founded in 1983, Novell rose to prominence for its network operatingr>
> system,

> Netware. However, in the mid-1990s, the company started to make

> acquisitions

> to become more competitive in the enterprise space, picking up compani=
es

> like Cambridge Technology Partners, Unix System, SilverStream Software=
,

> Ximian and SUSE, a linux

--- message truncated ---






--
Regards,

Evan M=
. Inker


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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 "inadequate."
> > Under this new deal, Elliott will stay on as an equity shareholder of
> > Attachmate, according to the news release.
> > The offer is a 9.1 percent premium from Novell's closing stock price on
> > Friday.
> >
> > Although the deal represents a premium for Novell shareholders, some
> > analysts say the transaction highlights the challenge of putting a
> > sprawling
> > company like Novell on the auction block. The Novell deal stands in
> > contrast
> > to the rest of the technology sector, which has had a wave of mergers and
> > acquisitions this year, often at rich premiums, Richard Williams, an
> > analyst
> > for Cross Research, said. The value of third quarter deals rose 48
> percent
> > from the year-ago period, according to a recent report by Ernst & Young.
> >
> > "I'm surprised the deal got done," Mark Schappel, a Benchmark Capital
> > senior
> > software analyst said. "Novell is a very difficult deal to get done,
> > there's
> > a lot of moving parts."
> > Even though a lot of players were in the market, none of them wanted all
> of
> > Novell, he said.
> >
> > Founded in 1983, Novell rose to prominence for its network operating
> > system,
> > Netware. However, in the mid-1990s, the company started to make
> > acquisitions
> > to become more competitive in the enterprise space, picking up companies
> > like Cambridge Technology Partners, Unix System, SilverStream Software ,
> > Ximian and SUSE, a linux
> --- message truncated ---
>
>


--
Regards,

Evan M. Inker

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Rob,

That was my thinking as well. I am heading for BSDland with cur=
rent copies of FreeBSD and OpenBSD.=A0=A0

">On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Paul Robert Marino <=
;prmarino1-at-gmail.com>
=
wrote:

r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">If you remember e=
arlier this year I predicted that based on microsofts activity that we coul=
d expect to see a linux version of Microsoft Office shortly after Samba 4 b=
ecame stable. Well this ties right into it. Yes the idea of a "MS Linu=
x" does not supprise me at this point, although it does disturb me. Th=
e thing that I'm realy woried about is microsoft owning all of novels c=
opyrights 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 que=
stion was actualy owned by novel and ibm bribed novel to get involved on th=
e 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 d=
ays?




-----Original Message-----



From: =A0einker <eminker-at-gmail.com<=
/a>>

Subj: =A0Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intelle=
ctual property assets for $450 million to a consortium of technology compan=
ies organized by Microsoft." Argh!

Date: =A0Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:45 pm

Size: =A02K

To: =A0
hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com



All Suse users are now officially screwed ....



On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 4:32 PM, swd <ne.net">sderrick-at-optonline.net> wrote:



> The end if openSuse?...

>

>

> r-2-2-billion/?hp" target=3D"_blank">http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/11/22=
/novell-to-be-sold-for-2-2-billion/?hp


> w

>

> =A0November 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 $450r>
> 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 softwa=
re,

> will add to Attachmate's portfolio of software brands, which inclu=
des its

> namesake line and NetIQ (acquired in 2006). Attachmate has effectively=


> served as an acquisition vehicle, led by a trio of private equity firm=
s:

> Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Bravo. In 2005, the<=
br>
> investment team purchased Attachmate for an undisclosed sum and immedi=
ately

> 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<=
br>
> company for $5.75 a share, or $2 billion - an offer that the board of<=
br>
> Novell

> rejected as "inadequate."

> Under this new deal, Elliott will stay on as an equity shareholder of<=
br>
> Attachmate, according to the news release.

> The offer is a 9.1 percent premium from Novell's closing stock pri=
ce on

> Friday.

>

> Although the deal represents a premium for Novell shareholders, somer>
> analysts say the transaction highlights the challenge of putting a

> sprawling

> company like Novell on the auction block. The Novell deal stands in>
> contrast

> to the rest of the technology sector, which has had a wave of mergers =
and

> acquisitions this year, often at rich premiums, Richard Williams, anr>
> analyst

> for Cross Research, said. The value of third quarter deals rose 48 per=
cent

> from the year-ago period, according to a recent report by Ernst & =
Young.

>

> "I'm surprised the deal got done," Mark Schappel, a Benc=
hmark Capital

> senior

> software analyst said. "Novell is a very difficult deal to get do=
ne,

> there's

> a lot of moving parts."

> Even though a lot of players were in the market, none of them wanted a=
ll of

> Novell, he said.

>

> Founded in 1983, Novell rose to prominence for its network operatingr>
> system,

> Netware. However, in the mid-1990s, the company started to make

> acquisitions

> to become more competitive in the enterprise space, picking up compani=
es

> like Cambridge Technology Partners, Unix System, SilverStream Software=
,

> Ximian and SUSE, a linux

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--
Regards,

Evan M=
. Inker


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  1. 2010-11-01 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Technight - Next Sunday Evening
  2. 2010-11-01 Robert Menes <viewtiful.icchan-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Technight - Next Sunday Evening
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  5. 2010-11-01 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Technight - Next Sunday Evening
  6. 2010-11-01 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Speaking of Local News
  7. 2010-11-01 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Speaking of Local News
  8. 2010-11-02 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Technight - Next Sunday Evening
  9. 2010-11-03 Michael L Richardson <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Technight - Next Sunday Evening
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  14. 2010-11-03 Elfen Magix <elfen_magix-at-yahoo.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] How To...
  15. 2010-11-03 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Technight - Next Sunday Evening
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  22. 2010-11-04 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] How To...
  23. 2010-11-06 Michael L Richardson <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Lifting of blogger's story triggers online furor
  24. 2010-11-07 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Lifting of blogger's story triggers online
  25. 2010-11-07 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] How To...
  26. 2010-11-07 Elfen Magix <elfen_magix-at-yahoo.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] How To...
  27. 2010-11-07 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] How To...
  28. 2010-11-07 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] How To...
  29. 2010-11-07 From: "Ron Guerin" <ron-at-vnetworx.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Lifting of blogger's story triggers online
  30. 2010-11-07 Kevin Mark <kevin.mark-at-verizon.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Lifting of blogger's story triggers online
  31. 2010-11-08 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Technite - Last Night
  32. 2010-11-08 Elfen Magix <elfen_magix-at-yahoo.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Technite - Last Night
  33. 2010-11-08 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Let's check out the video tape
  34. 2010-11-08 From: "Ron Guerin" <ron-at-vnetworx.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Let's check out the video tape
  35. 2010-11-08 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Let's check out the video tape
  36. 2010-11-08 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Let's check out the video tape
  37. 2010-11-08 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Let's check out the video tape
  38. 2010-11-08 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Let's check out the video tape
  39. 2010-11-08 From: "Ron Guerin" <ron-at-vnetworx.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Let's check out the video tape
  40. 2010-11-09 Paul Charles Leddy <pcleddy-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Let's check out the video tape
  41. 2010-11-09 Paul Charles Leddy <pcleddy-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Let's check out the video tape
  42. 2010-11-09 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Let's check out the video tape
  43. 2010-11-09 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Let's check out the video tape
  44. 2010-11-09 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Technite - Last Night
  45. 2010-11-09 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com: Re: [Paranoia-dev] PATCH: slight memleak in
  46. 2010-11-11 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] NYLUG talk
  47. 2010-11-13 Elfen Magix <elfen_magix-at-yahoo.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Murderer Caught
  48. 2010-11-14 swd <sderrick-at-optonline.net> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Ruben
  49. 2010-11-14 swd <sderrick-at-optonline.net> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Ruben. Please call me. Thanks.
  50. 2010-11-14 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Ruben. Please call me. Thanks.
  51. 2010-11-14 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] So this is spam or not
  52. 2010-11-14 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Murderer Caught
  53. 2010-11-15 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Sunday Technight
  54. 2010-11-15 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Sunday Technight
  55. 2010-11-15 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Ruben. Please call me. Thanks.
  56. 2010-11-16 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Supidist thing on Lexington Avenue
  57. 2010-11-16 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Sunday Technight
  58. 2010-11-16 Elfen Magix <elfen_magix-at-yahoo.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Sunday Technight
  59. 2010-11-16 Elfen Magix <elfen_magix-at-yahoo.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] So this is spam or not
  60. 2010-11-16 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] So this is spam or not
  61. 2010-11-16 Elfen Magix <elfen_magix-at-yahoo.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] So this is spam or not
  62. 2010-11-18 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitor Burnout
  63. 2010-11-18 einker <eminker-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitor Burnout
  64. 2010-11-18 einker <eminker-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitor Burnout
  65. 2010-11-18 Kevin Mark <kevin.mark-at-verizon.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitor Burnout
  66. 2010-11-18 Kevin Mark <kevin.mark-at-verizon.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitor Burnout
  67. 2010-11-18 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitor Burnout
  68. 2010-11-18 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitor Burnout
  69. 2010-11-19 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [meissner-at-suse.de: [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement:
  70. 2010-11-20 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Sunday Meeting
  71. 2010-11-20 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Whereabouts
  72. 2010-11-21 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [winston_medical-at-winstonstaffing.com: $200 from Winston Medical
  73. 2010-11-22 swd <sderrick-at-optonline.net> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT]
  74. 2010-11-22 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
  75. 2010-11-22 einker <eminker-at-gmail.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Novell acquired by Attachmate, sells some patents to Microsoft
  76. 2010-11-22 einker <eminker-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
  77. 2010-11-22 From: "Paul Robert Marino" <prmarino1-at-gmail.com> 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!
  78. 2010-11-22 einker <eminker-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
  79. 2010-11-22 From: "Paul Robert Marino" <prmarino1-at-gmail.com> 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!
  80. 2010-11-22 From: "Paul Robert Marino" <prmarino1-at-gmail.com> 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!
  81. 2010-11-22 Paul Charles Leddy <pcleddy-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Novell acquired by Attachmate, sells some
  82. 2010-11-23 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Novell acquired by Attachmate, sells some
  83. 2010-11-23 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Novell acquired by Attachmate, sells some
  84. 2010-11-23 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Novell acquired by Attachmate, sells some
  85. 2010-11-23 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Novell acquired by Attachmate, sells some
  86. 2010-11-23 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
  87. 2010-11-23 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
  88. 2010-11-23 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
  89. 2010-11-23 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Novell acquired by Attachmate, sells some
  90. 2010-11-23 swd <sderrick-at-optonline.net> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Ruben
  91. 2010-11-23 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Ruben
  92. 2010-11-23 swd <sderrick-at-optonline.net> RE: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Ruben
  93. 2010-11-23 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Ruben
  94. 2010-11-23 swd <sderrick-at-optonline.net> RE: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Ruben
  95. 2010-11-23 Michael L Richardson <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Two Words
  96. 2010-11-23 Michael L Richardson <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: [FCNYC] OFFER:Hewlett packard LPr and Compaq PL1850R Server units
  97. 2010-11-24 Paul Robert Marino <prmarino1-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: [FCNYC] OFFER:Hewlett packard LPr and Compaq
  98. 2010-11-25 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: [FCNYC] OFFER:Hewlett packard LPr and
  99. 2010-11-25 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Happy Thanksgiving
  100. 2010-11-28 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Creating a Clock in C++
  101. 2010-11-28 From: "Ron Guerin" <ron-at-vnetworx.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
  102. 2010-11-28 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
  103. 2010-11-28 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Drinks this evening?
  104. 2010-11-28 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Wikileaks
  105. 2010-11-29 einker <eminker-at-gmail.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Open source software more suitable for Oxford
  106. 2010-11-29 einker <eminker-at-gmail.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
  107. 2010-11-29 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Open source software more suitable for Oxford
  108. 2010-11-29 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Open source software more suitable for Oxford
  109. 2010-11-29 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] "Novell also plans to sell some intellectual
  110. 2010-11-30 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [thomas-at-suse.de: [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report:
  111. 2010-11-30 Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn-at-panix.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] jobs

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