Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 15th Sep 2005 20:28 UTC
The pressure is growing on Novell Inc's management to make major strategic changes after a regulatory filing revealed a Novell shareholder has joined Credit Suisse First Boston in calling for change at the identity management and Linux vendor. The steps proposed by the investment firm include cutting costs by targeting Novell's two corporate jets, its "overstaffed" R&D department, legacy products, and its 400 NetWare engineers, as well as selling non-core businesses to enable funds to be redeployed.
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"I reckon the honeymoon of the Ximian and Suse purchases will end soon and reality will set in with the realization that hype can only sustain a company for so long...."
If the honeymoon for Novell and their venture into open source is indeed over... So is the "feel good" factor for others considering open source as a commercial avenue.
IF you are a supporter of open source software....
You need to speak with you wallet rather than your voice.
A bunch of lip is one thing, cash pays the bills.