[wplug] What's Novell up to?

[Vanco, Donald]

Sal Mangiapane wrote:
> Novell owned UNIX before SCO.
> 
> Novell is now building a LINUX storehouse:
> Novell GroupWise coming to the Linux enterprise
> http://www.novell.com/news/press/archive/2003/08/pr03052.html
> Novell preps NetWare for Linux
>
http://www.internetwk.com/breakingNews/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=12802926 
> Novell acquires Ximian
>http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/08/04/1411220.shtml?tid=3
> Novell and SuSE provide enterprise Linux support services through
> cooperative support agreement
> http://www.novell.com/news/press/archive/2003/08/pr03053.html 
> Novell Nterprise Linux Services Delivers Top Networking Services on
> Fastest-Growing Server OS
> http://www.novell.com/news/press/archive/2003/06/pr03045.html 
>
> Does anyone have an idea what they know that we don't?
	
	Novell has been big on Linux for years.  They made statements at
least 2 years ago that Linux was the direction they're heading.  I think
this is simply the natural execution of those plans - all of the articles
above point to "things" that two years ago existed, but were not mature -
now they are....

Don