Week 3, Day 14 SCO v. Novell Trial – Braham, Bradford, Musika, and Judge: “the End is Nigh”

“Today, Tor Braham took the stand again in the SCO v. Novell
trial in Utah, and SCO had a chance to cross examine him. He said
something interesting, that he remembers a lot about the APA,
because it was a very significant deal, one that he knew at the
time was important, because it would affect the future of Unix. It
explains why after all these years he still has the drafts, don’t
you think? He knew this was historic and a significant moment in
his career.

“Then Novell called David Bradford to the stand, and finally it
was time for Novell’s expert on damages (see footnote 2), Terry
Musika. He basically rebutted SCO’s experts, Christine Botosan and
Gary Pisano, in his report [PDF]. Here’s where you’ll find David
Bradford’s Declaration [PDF], so you can follow along, along with
the Board Minutes he turns out to be the author of, and here’s Tor
Braham’s Declaration, and you don’t want to miss the exhibits
attached, including drafts of the APA.

“Note that while some in the media are saying that the case has
gone to the jury, that is not accurate. Novell’s case is chief
ended today, followed by some rebuttal witnesses from SCO, Robert
Frankenberg and Dr. Christine Botosan. We still have closing
arguments and jury instruction ahead before the end, so as Judge
Stewart said to the jury, the end is nigh, but it hasn’t arrived
yet.

“And here is Chris’s report, Part 1:”

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