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● 09.24.07

●● If You Want Open Source Software, Don’t Come Knocking on Novell’s Door

Posted in Free/Libre Software, GNU/Linux, Marketing, Microsoft, Novell, OpenSUSE at 8:01 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

The following new post has caught some people’s attention:

=> ↺ has caught some people’s attention

I was on the Novell campus a few weeks ago attending the Utah Open Source Conference. One of the days I went to the Novell cafeteria for lunch. While I was filling my plate with food, a young man next to me asked, “So do you work here?”. I replied with “No, I’m here attending the open source conference.” A few seconds later I was hit with a question that I was not prepared to answer.

“What is open source?” he asked. I was speechless. Did he just ask me what open source was? Is he joking? Nope, he looks pretty serious. Ahh, well then where to start? I only have a few seconds to explain it to him. I managed to come up with a horribly composed answer, and followed it up with “You know, like Firefox and Linux.” He nodded and walked away.

Remember that Novell described itself as a mixed source company when people question Novell’s motives and strategy, but the company’s press releases make it clear that Novell seeks an open source identity. So what is going on at Novell? This other new review calls OpenSUSE 10.3 (RC) “a dissapointment” [sic]. Whether Novell is losing its way or not is something that remains to be seen. What Novell’s PR department says does not align with reality, once it’s explored.

=> ↺ mixed source company | ↺ “a dissapointment” | ↺ Novell’s PR department says | ↺ once it’s explored

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