"Imagine if the Los Angeles Lakers held a fan rally in Boston, right in the Celtics' back yard. That's the situation facing the open source industry, where the Red Hat Summit starts June 18 right in Boston--roughly 15 miles from Novell's corporate headquarters. So, should Novell defend its home turf and march on Red Hat's parade? The VAR Guy certainly would. Here's how.
"First, some background: Red Hat Summit is a massive gathering of Red Hat partners, customers and followers. Red Hat will also provide some channel partner program updates at the event, and may even discuss a few strategies for managed service providers, according to MSPmentor..."