"Novell's Jack Messman might be one of the last honest businessmen, unafraid to change his mind and his company's direction, but never afraid to tell the truth when he discovers it. On the other hand, he simply might not be able to remember what his company's marketing message was just a few years ago. I'm betting on the latter.
"Messman gave the keynote address to the recent LinuxWorld Conference in Boston. It's been suggested, by the way, that the conference was moved from New York to Beantown at the behest of Novell, based in nearby Waltham, and after Messman and Co. plunked down a chunk of money to ease the transition from the Big Apple..."
