Novell's Microsoft dealmaker chides Red Hat
The Novell executive who architected an historic technology and intellectual property agreement with Microsoft has scolded rival Red Hat for not being innovative and warned Oracle's Linux play will fragment the company's operating system.
In Australia to visit customers, Novell director of product marketing, Linux, and open platform solutions Justin Steinman said Red Hat's latest release, Enterprise Linux 5, is decidedly similar to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 released last year.
"They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," Steinman said. "The Red Hat desktop looks a lot like the SUSE desktop [so] where is Red Hat's contribution to desktop software? Look at the Red Hat desktop and there's not a lot of new stuff there."
Steinman cited Novell's development of the OpenGL-accelerated 3D desktop effects software Compiz as an example of its commitment to innovation.
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Come on, Justin. I've tried so hard to be nice, but comments like these just beg commentary. I guess Australia relaxed the tongue a wee bit too much.
First off, the article "credits" you with architecting the "historic" deal with Microsoft. This is one where I suspect you won't want to be falsely credited with coming up with something so powerfully bad for open source. But it may take a few years to sink in. Trust me: this is one you'll want to correct with Computerworld. Blame it on someone else. Like Messman.
Yes, you had a good quarter with Microsoft "selling" a lot of SUSE Linux licenses for Novell, but Novell can't possibly believe that it's in its interest to have Microsoft continue carrying its water on Linux sales?
Full Post by Matt Asay.
He has got some nerve
Red Hat have been in the Linux market long before Novell and contributed far more. Additionally, a Novell exec admitted that its deal was a selfish one (hurting the Linux community), so who are they to say this about Oracle?