Novell buys SuSE!

[Leon A. Goldstein]

Collins Richey wrote:

> The feedback on Linux Today is a mixture of SCO take your #@!^ and stuff it, KDE
> will die (the Novel/XIMIAN connection), and bemoaning the loss of European
> control of a major linux distro.  I would think(hope) that Novell has learned
> something since the Unix debacle.  The initial press release indicates that
> Novell will push the desktop offerings.  Since RedHat has chosen to concentrate
> on servers, this merger (if well executed) could provide the impetus to bring
> linux to a lot more of the commercial desktop user market.
>
> Maybe you won't need to signup with MS, Roger, to hasten the demise of MS!
>

Some of us remember what happened to DR DOS and Word Perfect after
Novell bought them.  It is not auspicious IMHO.

--
Leon A. Goldstein

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