not to belittle or anything . . .

[Alma J Wetzker]

Brad De Vries wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:49:01 -0500, dep <dep at linuxandmain.com> 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.
>>--
>>dep
>>
>>The secularists have not wrecked divine things; but the secularists
>>have wrecked secular things, if that is any comfort to them.
>>                                    -- G.K. Chesterton, "Orthodoxy"
> 
> 
> I hate to rain on what appears to be a happy day for many but this
> news also means that the employees will probably be out of a job soon.
>  I certainly hope that most of the people who are adversely affected
> by this news have somewhere to go besides the welfare lines.
> 
> Case in point, a local company was being run by a crook who stole
> millions from everyone and never provided any product/service in
> return.  The feds caught up with him, were coming down hard and
> stopped (not closed) the business.  Now, I was not terribly sad to
> hear that the owner had committed suicide but I was very sad to hear
> about one employee who had just started to build his first house --
> now all he has is a basement and no job.  Or a different employee who
> had just moved his whole family here from a different state -- he
> doesn't know what to do.
> 
> Now, I hate SCO as much as the next Linux fan but I want to be sure to
> focus the feelings toward the right person(s).
> 
> Brad.
> 
> P.S.  Not looking for a flame war here, just expressing some feelings.

SCO has been shedding employees like a husky is summer.  The pain you are 
describing has been going on for years.  Last I heard there were less than 300 
people working for SCO, most in larger, urban areas.  They have as good a 
chance as the rest of us for doing well in the job market of today.  I wish 
them well (With only an exception or two...)

     -- Alma