[matt__rose]

Interesting perspective from esr on the rationale behind the takeover of Andover in the comments

[petercooper]

the U.S.’s crazy accounting rules more or less forced us to do an acquisition to maintain our valuation

Can anyone explain this and whether it's still relevant?

[robryk]

esr's explanation and resulting discussion:

http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=5945&cpage=1#comment-887355