____/ [H]omer on Tuesday 16 October 2007 20:55 : \____
> The dark and gloomy kingdom of Novell starts unravelling:
>
> .----
> | I wrote a week ago about the rich opportunities that await those
> | that end up leaving Novell, whether by choice or by RIF. Today, I
> | got an email from an old friend who left Novell last year. Funny
> | what happens once you shake off the spell Novell weaves:
> |
> | [quote]
> | I saw your article last week about "life after Novell." I
> | wholeheartedly agree. I'm so very glad that [the people you
> | mentioned] ended up in a happier place. My company [is going
> | exceptionally well] and the people here are great. We're solving
> | real customer problems and making a bit of money at the same time.
> | What I don't get is why nobody at Novell seems to think this way.
> | [/quote]
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | When you're in the miasma of Novell's inner decline, it's hard to
> | see the rising opportunities elsewhere. But they're there. It's
> | hard to feel just how disruptive and fun open source can be from
> | within a company that continues to hedge its open-source bets with
> | a Microsoft ploy designed to stifle open source.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | What with the AppArmor team mostly RIF'd, the Workgroup team in the
> | process of being RIF'd, and people throughout the OS and other
> | teams on the block, look outward. It is scary, yes. But the future
> | is so much brighter outside of Novell than it is within. Trust me
> | on this.
> `----
>
> http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9797980-16.html?tag=head
>
> Well what's left to say? They shit their own bed, now they have to lie
> in it.
I think that only the managers are happy. They seem to have received bonuses
(bribes) for this suicide.
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