Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!husc6!psuvax1!blitz!ehrlich From: ehrlich@blitz (Dan Ehrlich) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Open Software Foundation Message-ID: <3650@psuvax1.psu.edu> Date: 2 Jun 88 16:55:15 GMT References: <14976@brl-adm.ARPA> <54822@sun.uucp> <3648@psuvax1.psu.edu> <54988@sun.uucp> Sender: news@psuvax1.psu.edu Reply-To: ehrlich@blitz (Dan Ehrlich) Organization: Department of Computer Science, Penn State University Lines: 17 In article <54988@sun.uucp> sxn@sun.UUCP (Stephen X. Nahm) writes: >> Anytime a single >>company or individual owns that large a block of stock they most >>assuredly can influence major decisions. > >This, of course, is true (even given that AT&T now owns "only" 7.5% of Sun). >Steve Nahm sxn@sun.COM or sun!sxn Well... If I owned 7.5% of any company this would almost guarantee a seat on the board of directors. Being on a board always looks good on a vitae. Anyway, a 7.5% stake still gives AT&T a mighty big stick to beat SUN over the head with if they get upset. Dan Ehrlich| Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are The Pennsylvania State University | my own, and should not be attributed Department of Computer Science | to anyone else, living or dead. University Park, PA 16802 |