Jeff Jaffe leaving Novell too?
Nostalgia. I’m writing as I complete my four years at Novell. A great deal achieved—but—as with any company still more to do. Here are my thoughts as I move to my next opportunity.
I’ve been honored to work with my colleagues at Novell on its business progress. We’ve witnessed a return to profitability. We saw 8% growth in product revenue in 2008—before the recession arrived. Growth in Linux market share. Recognition of analysts. Incredible progress on business metrics.
This progress is not a numbers game. We’ve delivered great products. Breakout moves. The right partnerships in the industry. If I look at where my time has been spent—a huge fraction has been cultivating significant partnerships; notably with Microsoft, SAP, and IBM.
The Microsoft partnership has been the most fascinating. An arch-competitor. Building bridges between proprietary and open source. Enormous financial benefit for Novell. Viewed as controversial by some. Two companies kept their focus on the ultimate end goal—meeting customers’ needs—and struck an agreement for everyone’s benefit. My participation in the cultivation and creation of this relationship is my most lasting contribution to our shareholders and personal growth.
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Novell is very problematic to GNU/Linux as a free (gratis and libre) platform and more people need to understand what goes on behind the posturing. I'm sure they are nice people with families and feelings, but the interests they serve are not compatible with the philosophy required for freedom to triumph.
Based on the above post from Jaffe:
The Innovative People of Novell
Inventive people who write more software patents per capita than anywhere else.
Software patents: A Novell metric for success.
http://www.the-source.com/2010/01/the-innovative-people-of-novell/
Novell - Software Patents = Success
I find it hilarious and interesting that Novell considers a large number of software patents as a good thing. It seems to use this as a measure of their success. This is against the community belief that software patents are bad and immoral. This is a dangerous idea when you consider how much free and open source software is written by Novell. How much software could they force us not to use because of patents?
http://www.pwnage.ca/?q=node/12