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Novell: Paging Channel Chief Pat Bernard, Where Are You?
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| Novell Channel Chief Pat Bernard has left the company, and Tim Wolfe
| (pictured) is now serving as acting VP of global channel sales. Has Bernard
| landed a new job elsewhere? The VAR Guy is digging for answers.
|
| [...]
|
| The more The VAR Guy reads this, the more it seems like Novell is in reaction
| mode — perhaps issuing a statement very quickly because of a surprise change
| in Bernard’s career commitments. Of course, that’s complete speculation from
| The VAR Guy — a trait of his that most readers have learned to deal with..
|
| [...]
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| Back in July, Novell executive VP of worldwide sales Thomas Francese left the
| company as part of an “unfortunate but needed step to help boost operating
| profits,” according to a research note from Jefferies & Co., which Barron’s
| covered. But Jefferies & Co. also stated that Novell was nearly recession
| proof.
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http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/08/05/novell-paging-channel-chief-pat-bernard-where-are-you/
http://tinyurl.com/6cojys
Novell Channel Chief Out
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| Novell's channel management is undergoing another change, less than a year
| after the software vendor extensively overhauled its channel program.
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| Tim Wolfe, president and general manager of Novell Americas, will serve as
| acting vice president of global channel sales effective immediately,
| replacing Pat Bernard who was just named to the position last November, the
| company said early Tuesday.
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http://www.crn.com/it-channel/209903226
They play musical chairs. The 'community' isn't stupid and many Linux
aficionados ignore Novell's products now.
Recent:
Shining Some Light on Microsoft's Moonlight Covenant
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| My conclusion now, after having reviewed it, is the same as I predicted. This
| is worthless and potentially harmful vapor-speak.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080528133529454
Is .NET on GNU/Linux a Trojan Horse?
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| There were two basic propositions in my mind on how could they hurt Free
| Software.
|
| * 1. Copyright threat? -- If Mono stuff is under a Free Software
| license, once Microsoft or Novell change the licensing terms
| over the Free .NET implementation we can just fork away. This
| is where my trust into Free Software licenses comes into play.
| * 2. Software patents threat? -- Nothing new, there is patent
| saber rattling already and no software is safe from patents anyway.
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http://www.libervis.com/article/is_net_on_gnu_linux_a_trojan_horse
Moonlight and the dupe quiz? Microsoft or Novell?
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| Microsoft doesn't respect Novell. Microsoft uses Novell. Novell has a
| temporary use for Microsoft as its sycophant to "prove" that Microsoft cares
| about interoperability. "See! We interoperate with Linux, provided that it's
| a Linux we can crush at a moment's notice the minute too many of you care
| about it. We'll even keep tabs on your Linux adoption with our nifty coupon
| program."
|
| Novell needs to keep growing its Linux business independent of Microsoft.
| Then, and only then, will it be able to talk interoperability with Microsoft
| as an equal and then, and only then, will customers truly benefit. Customers
| that are locked into the Microsoft + Novell platform are not any more free
| than they were with just Microsoft. In fact, they may be worse off, because
| they've been duped into believing they actually have freedom.
|
| Watching shadows on the wall....
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9773642-16.html
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