Novell shakes up Linux land
The software maker's $210 million offer for SuSE Linux has many in the open-source community worried.
perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper writes that Novell CEO Jack Messman has come up with an unconventional strategy that can be summed up in one word: Linux.
November 5, 2003
Two major moves by well-known Linux companies have the open-source community worried that the consumer is being left behind.
November 4, 2003
The longtime Microsoft foe signs an agreement to acquire SuSE Linux for $210 million in cash, while IBM will make a $50 million investment in Novell.
November 4, 2003
news analysis By purchasing SuSE Linux, Novell shows it's serious about breaking from its NetWare roots and riding the Linux wave.
November 4, 2003