Computer Business Review: Novell Apologizes For False Free Software Funding Claim

"Novell Inc's head of marketing for Linux and open source has apologized to the Free Software Foundation and the open source community after making misleading statements about the company's financial contribution to the FSF.

"Justin Steinman, director of marketing for Linux and open platform solutions at Waltham, Massachusetts-based Novell, made the apology after it was pointed out that his claim that Novell is 'a significant financial contributor to the Free Software Foundation' was incorrect..."

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