OfB.biz: Nat Friedman on Novell’s Linux Strategy

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 8, 2004

[ Thanks to Timothy R. Butler for this
link. ]

“Novell is an interesting company, and has only become more so
since it decided to dive head first into GNU/Linux last year. Nat
Friedman, formerly of Novell acquired Ximian and now the veep of
Novell’s Linux Technologies Group took some time to answer our
questions about exactly where the company is heading with
GNU/Linux.

“One thing that has caused endless debate on the part of both
users and pundits is exactly what Novell is up to purchasing the
two companies that are the best known backers of the rival GNOME
and KDE desktops, Ximian and SUSE, respectively…”


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Web Webster

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