The following rumours are probably worth mentioning.

"We have been talking with several local Linux software companies for possible co-operation, including acquisition," said Sen Ming Chang, Novell's vice-president worldwide and managing director for its East Asia operation.

I don't know if they seek to 'infect' the Chinese GNU/Linux market^**, but do bear in mind that Novell has a track record of replacing Linux with Linux, not Windows with Linux. To quote one recent article, "Susan Hauser, Microsoft's general manager of customer advocacy, told eWEEK Dec. 20 that no existing Microsoft software seats were lost under these three agreements."

^**What happens after 5 years?