“Since November 6th, Novell and IBM have been touring the
country together doing a dog-and-pony show about how they work
together and separately to bring their customers the best —
especially the best as that relates to Linux. I was present at the
41st stop on that tour yesterday in Austin, Texas. This is a brief
report on the message they are delivering.“About 50 attendees–not including those from the host
companies–were at the Holiday Inn not far from the IBM campuses in
North Austin yesterday. Chatting with a few of them before the
session got underway, I learned that some had come up from Houston,
which is about 200 miles southeast. Most of the folks attending are
current Novell customers, though a lot of them had some familiarity
with Linux as well…”