[NTLUG:Discuss] Novell acquires SUSE Linux

[David Brown]

I think this is a good thing, though there are still lots of questions.  
They bought  Ximian, and now they are buying SuSE who happen to be big 
time supporters of KDE.  I used to use Gnome when I first started using 
Linux, but have since switched to KDE about 2 years ago.  Now that they 
own SuSE do they plan on porting Notes to Linux or do they plan on 
migration to OpenExchange Server or maintaining them both in parallel.   
That question goes for Netware too.  Do they plan on keeping Netware, 
moving to Linux , or maintain both of them. 

I think this will be interesting to see how it plays out.  There will be 
2 major distributions with enterprise level support.  I'm sure IBM will 
like this move, but RedHat may not.

Do we get Novell 7L like AIX 5L?  :)

Dave

Robert Citek wrote:

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> <quote>
> Novell today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire 
> SUSE LINUX, one of the world's leading enterprise Linux companies, 
> expanding Novell's ability to provide enterprise-class services and 
> support on the Linux platform. With the open source expertise of SUSE 
> LINUX and Novell's world-class networking and identity solutions and 
> support, training and consulting services, Novell will be able to 
> deliver Linux and all its components - from the server to the desktop 
> - and give organizations a secure, reliable and mature Linux 
> foundation. Novell will pay $210 million in cash to complete the 
> acquisition. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and the 
> winding up of shareholder agreements. Novell expects the transaction 
> to close by the end of its first fiscal quarter (January 2004).
> <quote>
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> http://www.suse.com/us/company/press/press_releases/archive03/novell_suse.html 
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