● 11.24.06

●● Novell Makes Mistakes, the GPL ‘Corrects’ Them

Posted in Deals, GPL, Novell at 2:39 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

The Novell/Microsoft deal may be the last straw in a sequence of mistakes which, over the years, have led to layoffs. The Inquirer takes a look at what it considers to be Novell’s top 5 mistakes. Here is the gist.

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5. Not merging with Lotus.

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4. NetWare Lite.

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3. Ever-changing strategies.

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2. Buying Digital Research.

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1. Buying WordPerfect.

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In another short writeup, I believe we see the term “Novellization” being coined.

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Forget about Tivoization. How about adding a clause to the next version of the GPL that counters Novellization?

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It is apparent that Novell is being excluded by the Free Software community inasmuch as it has aliented itself on November 2nd.

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