Novell Acquires Ximian to Expand Linux Solutions and OpenSource Commitment

[Net Llama!]

On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Aaron Grewell wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 10:24:51 -0400 (EDT)
> Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>
> > Its Novell's dying breath, attempting to find relevancy in a world
> > where fileservers are ubiquitous.
> >
>
> Maybe not.  Novell has a good groupware solution.  If they put GroupWise
> compatibility into Evo they'll have a better chance of keeping their
> userbase.  In addition, they've got all the desktop management
> bits MS does and some of them are better than what the Evil Empire
> offers. If they integrate Linux support into*that* they'll have the best
> Linux desktop management solution on the market, bar none. They already
> have the best Directory Service available for cross-platform networks,
> IMHO. Novell's funny. Their technology rocks if they can only figure out
> what to do with it.

Sounds the same as our good friends at SCOdera.  Of course Caldera did
have its birth from a bunch of breakaways at Novell.

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