__/ [ John Bailo ] on Monday 25 September 2006 18:33 \__
> " Novell has signed deals with five white-box manufacturers to preload
> and distribute PCs globally with its SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
> operating system, said Justin Steinman, Novell's director of marketing
> for Linux.
>
> Waltham, Mass.-based Novell also is negotiating with more system
> builders and tier-one vendors to do the same, Steinman said.
>
> Steinman identified one of the PC makers as U.K.-based Transtec but said
> announcements would be coming soon on the other system builders. At
> least 10 more white-box vendors, mostly overseas companies, are in talks
> with Novell, he added. "
>
>
http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/dailyarchives.jhtml?articleId=193005112
Fantastic. Now wait and see how the trolls shut up or try to pull out excuses
out of nowhere. A Novell's spokeswomen/executive India said that Novell's
Linux is downloaded every 6 seconds (probably in India alone).
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