Friday, October 28th, 2005, 10:40 am
New Zealand Goes Open Source
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SuSE Linux, my favourite distribution among all, is set to take over in New Zealand.
A deal has been struck to allow agencies throughout government access to open-source software and support from Novell at preferential rates.
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The deal will centre on Novell’s SUSE Linux server and its Linux Desktop, but agencies will also be able to access other open-source products such as MySQL and Jboss with full support, says Novell NZ general manager Matthew Christie.
This comes at a time of some financial trouble and expected lay-offs, which nonetheless should not affect SuSE’s roadmap.
Novell layoff rumors swirled this week, but analysts were quick to dismiss any doomsday scenarios involving the SuSE Linux operating system.
