Novell is a dying company looking for a buyer. It's also a weird company in the sense that, despite being a proprietary software company, it employs S.u.S.E. people who are truly passionate about GNU/Linux and sometimes Free software too. SUSE developers mustn't be confused with Novell's Ximian inheritance, which helps boost Microsoft these days (Mono and Moonlight are notable examples).

“Recently we've shared some stories where Red Hat employed SUSE talent that left.”In recent weeks we have been writing many posts urging OpenSUSE people (that's what the project is about -- people) to fork and rebrand. Another possibility is to go work for Red Hat. The SUSE developers are worth trusting; entryism that's dangerous involves management types, Ximian folks, and proprietary software proponents, who are mostly separate from Novell's inheritance from S.u.S.E.

Recently we've shared some stories where Red Hat employed SUSE talent that left. Now is a good time for SUSE developers to apply for a job at Red Hat, whose market cap today is three times that of Novell. To quote some news:

Shares of Red Hat (NYSE:RHT) traded near a new 52-week high Friday of $33.21. Approximately 5.1 million shares traded hands Friday vs. average 30-day volume of 3 million shares.

Red Hat closed at $33.21, approximately 2.7% above its previous closing price. SmarTrend will be monitoring shares of RHT to see if it can push through this barrier.

“Rather than do volunteer work for Microsoft's ally, those developers ought to look for a job somewhere like Red Hat, which is a growth company that does not pay Microsoft for GNU/Linux.”Now is a good time for those who work on OpenBallnux (Samsung too spreads Ballnux) to work on GNU/Linux again. OpenSUSE 11.3 Edu Li-f-e and OpenSuSE 11.3 were recently released and the reviews -- although they are few -- are generally positive [1, 2, 3, 4] because the developers have a lot of experience. Rather than do volunteer work for Microsoft's ally, those developers ought to look for a job somewhere like Red Hat, which is a growth company that does not pay Microsoft for GNU/Linux. ⬆