“Over my years as a computer journalist, I’ve met pretty much
everyone who’s anyone in the technology business. Very few of the
big names have really impressed me, though. Among those who I’ve
thought were really something special have been Steve Jobs of
Apple, Linus Torvalds of Linux and, oh yes, Ray Noorda of
Novell.“Unlike those others, Noorda wasn’t technically brilliant. He
was just a hard-headed, hard-working businessman who made things
happen. I admired his work ethic and his willingness to do what was
right by his lights…”