Novell Quotes

Novell was on top and got dethroned,

The end result is that we will be contacting the vendors of these applications, asking them to partner with Novell to port their software to Linux.

The end result is that we will be contacting the vendors of these applications, asking them to partner with Novell to port their software to Linux. As you know, numbers speak volumes.

Red Hat joins an increasingly crowded field of platform vendors, including Hewlett-Packard, Novell, IBM and other specialists and new firms offering these services.

This is a valuable contribution to the Linux community that will help open-source developers benefit from Novell`s research to create a better, more user-friendly desktop, ... Usability is a key requirement in order to drive the Linux desktop into the mainstream. This ... will help break down some of the barriers to mainstream Linux adoption on the desktop.

IBM made a big commitment to our customers and our open source strategy when we told the world we were making a substantial investment in Linux nearly six years ago. That included partnering with Red Hat and Novell. Our customers responded with incredible enthusiasm and today IBM`s Linux business is growing faster than the industry. And that growth is propelling Novell and Red Hat to the top tier of IBM`s strategic alliance partners.