Summary: Novell is still promoting Microsoft software while apparently dropping Linux projects like the RadeonHD driver

WE NO longer cover Novell on a weekly basis; instead, it is likely that we will do this on a daily basis. Novell's financial results are imminent and since there are no new SUSE deals, there should be no expectation of anything too spectacular. In fact, Microsoft's patent coupons for SUSE have almost run out (or fully ran out by now). Novell's only deals to brag about involve proprietary software; meanwhile, Novell seemingly drops RadeonHD driver development (now covered in [1, 2]) but never gives up on Mono and Moonlight, which please the beast from Redmond.

Based on this new blog post, Novell may also be paying Forrester, which is a Microsoft-funded GNU/Linux basher to a certain degree. From the Forrester blog in ZDNet (that 'news' site hosts a lot of pro-Microsoft voices).

Consider three IT pros I spoke with last week at a Novell customer panel. They represented a major university, a hospital, and a law enforcement agency.

It should not be surprising that Microsoft MVP Miguel de Icaza and former Microsoft employees who promote Mono are also found together in here:

Miguel de Icaza, vice president of developer platform at Novell (News - Alert) has said that MindTouch's new feature set will be a welcome addition to maintaining their online presence. They're very pleased with MindTouch as a platform for all of their new content sites, particularly as they continue to see exponential data increases.

This would be valuable to .NET. ⬆