Novell buys its way deeper into Linux

摘要

Network executives and indus-try analysts are applauding No-veil's move to acquire SuSE Linux, saying that it signals a new begin-ning for Novell and a boost for open source. But they also say there are chal-lenges ahead as Novell, which built its business on its propri-etary NetWare operating system, attempts to reinvent itself as an open source player. "This brings Novell and the word excitement back into the same sentence. It brings them back onto the radar screen in places that they've largely ig-nored for years.... And it helps Linux find a centerr," says Dan Kusnetzky, vice president of sys-tems software at IDC. "Now the trick is can Novell allow the Linux community to still be a community instead of trying to run it as a corporate entity?"