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That explains it then

That explains it then

Posted Jun 21, 2005 5:07 UTC (Tue) by jmerkey (guest, #30549)
In reply to: That explains it then by jezlinux
Parent article: Jeff Merkey rides again

The press release was written by Novell and sent out -- we sent out another press release refuting it's contents. They [Novell's attorneys] substituted the words "our ideads" with "elements" right before the release was sent out. That release is posted on PRNewswire under TRG. GO find that one and read it as our correction to Novell's release.


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That explains little then

Posted Jun 22, 2005 2:20 UTC (Wed) by NilsR (subscriber, #30603) [Link]

Couldn't find "your release", but this is interesting...

Maybe Robert MacMillan is a Merkey-hater too, seeing how he cites Merkey as saying:

"We didn't really understand trade secret law when the suit began," Merkey admitted. "I mistakenly believed that, because we had developed certain technology while employed by Novell, we could take elements of that technology with us when we left. We have learned that the law does not work that way."

(My bold)

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