That would not be true. Im assuming it was an asset purchase, as the assets of Novell included the Mono Business unit, to which they continued to maintain (even if a few days following the acquisition). So yes they have a legal obligation to all contracts within that unit as well. What is worth looking into seriously is a class action suit, as not only is Attachmate on the line, but so is the D&O and business liability insurance carried by the companies.
The was a "wilfull" act on the part of the part of Attachmate the owner of the Novell "stock"/assets. With that being said, the decision done by the executives and or board, will also have a liability to knowingly and willfully violate contractual agreements. I do think if truly Attachmate has left MONO out to dry, the only pressure which would produce a resolution of releasing the IP, or monetary refunds, or damages - loss of revenue, cost of reorginzation of software, loss of investments, etc would be thru some course of legal action. They have already shown their feelings about not caring about the users of the product in the decision they have made, it would be foolish to think they will wake up tomorrow and have a change of heart and do the right the thing. It it smells like, walks like a duck, guys its a duck. Dont expect positive from them, when all to date has been lies, and under dealing. Shawn On 5/17/2011 10:20 AM, Justin Hansen wrote: > I don't think it's violation of contract. We made a contract with > Novell. I don't think Attatchmate has an obligation to uphold the > contracts Novell put in place. > > Justin Hansen > > On May 17, 2011, at 10:16 AM, Natalia Portillo<[email protected]> wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA256 >> >> This all smells like a flagrant violation of contract. >> >> We have contracted 1 full year of support and updates, and unlimited working >> time of the last version we get in that year. >> >> Using the 30-day refund is not an option, neither it is for lastest >> MonoTouch and MonoDroid versions to stop working and activating. >> >> Attachmate must provide a solution (a refund PLUS an activation-less version >> or giving all the IP and contracts to Miguel's company). >> >> Many of us are start-ups that have spent a lot on the licenses, in the hope >> of the full year contract, and not all would be able to spend the money >> twice (Attachmate + Miguel). >> >> This is not just bad news, Attachmate is dooming a lot of us to the bankrupt >> or the absolute loss of competitiveness. >> >> El 16/05/2011, a las 22:22, Karl Heinz Brehme Arredondo escribió: >> >>> Was just an idea to them, I don't know If their're watching and without >>> ideas lol >>> >>> On 16/05/11 17:53, "Dimitris Tavlikos"<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> If Attachmate was so noble, we would not be having these discussions now. >>>> ;) >>>> >>>> Dimitris Tavlikos >>>> Software Developer >>>> Email: [email protected] >>>> Twitter: @dtavlikos >>>> Blog: http://software.tavlikos.com >>>> >>>> 16 ??? 2011, 23:49, ?/? Karl Heinz Brehme Arredondo >>>> <[email protected]> ??????: >>>> >>>>> At least, Attachmate could DONATE MonoTouch and MonoDroid for his >>>>> intellectual owners/creators and transfer licenses. So they can work in >>>>> new things and give us support... >>>>> >>>>> On 16/05/11 17:43, "JohnnyNoMates"<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> 3 weeks? Where did you see that the new software would be available in >>>>>> 3 >>>>>> weeks? >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> View this message in context: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://monotouch.2284126.n4.nabble.com/So-what-happens-now-tp3527335p352 >>>>>> 73 >>>>>> 82.html >>>>>> Sent from the MonoTouch mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> MonoTouch mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> MonoTouch mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MonoTouch mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.17 (Darwin) >> Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org >> >> iF4EAREIAAYFAk3SgVkACgkQv/wfOsykIRQACQD9ESCtXkSaNPyStm2GK/qaIh5j >> PhZrSEsUAgv7KYKpbogA/AqXFLgzZDUtWY7G8QPGNbkaJcFWPGObt5oEZcLY/YqH >> =EfeG >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> _______________________________________________ >> MonoTouch mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch > _______________________________________________ > MonoTouch mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch _______________________________________________ MonoTouch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch
