not to belittle or anything . . .

Kevin O'Gorman kogorman
Wed Dec 22 11:29:41 PST 2004


The good news is that (last I heard -- I'm not a lawyer), "truth" is an
affirmative defense for slander in the USA.  This point will possibly be
lost on Darl, but dep can take some comfort.

:o)

++ kevin


On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 08:08:35 -0500, Matthew Carpenter <matt at eisgr.com> wrote:
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> Now careful dep,
> Wouldn't want a slander lawsuit, now would you?  :)
> 
> dep wrote:
> | . . . but this is part of a news release i just received:
> |
> | Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004 was $10,075,000 as
> | compared to $24,290,000 from the comparable quarter of the prior year.
> | The decrease in revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004 from
> | the comparable quarter of the prior year was primarily due to a
> | decrease in SCOsource licensing revenue to $120,000 from $10,316,000
> | and from continued competitive pressures on the Company&apss UNIX
> | products and services. The net loss attributable to common stockholders
> | for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004 was $6,516,000, or ($0.37)
> | per diluted common share, as compared to a net loss attributable to
> | common stockholders of $1,568,000, or ($0.12) per diluted common share
> | for the comparable quarter of the prior year. Included in the net loss
> | attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of fiscal
> | year 2004 were charges related to a restructuring of continuing
> | operations, reductions in force and dispositions of long-lived
> | assets totaling $2,702,000.
> |  "Fourth Quarter achievements demonstrate continued progress at SCO,"
> | said Darl McBride, president and CEO, The SCO Group.
> 
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