Ismét Novell :-)
Jack Messman a Novell elnöke egy levelet postázott, amelyben bocsánatot kér a szavaiért, amelyeket a hét közepén a vele készült interjúban használt. Szerinte nem helyesen fogalmazott, amikor azt mondta, hogy a "fejletlen Linuxot robosztussá, komoly, megbízható, skálázható vállalati szintű operációs rendszerré teszik". Ahogy Messman mondja a Linux már most is robosztus, megbízható operációs rendszer, hiszen ha nem lenne az, akkor nem foglalkoznának a gondolattal, hogy egy rakás tradícionális Novell szervizt portoljanak Linuxra. Ha nem lenne így, akkor nem döntöttek volna úgy, hogy a majdan megjelenő Netware 7-es operációs rendszerük a Linuxot használja majd alapul.
Mint kiderült a Novell portolni fogja az eDirectory-t, a NetMail-t és iFolder-t.
Olvasd el a Novell CEO teljes levelét:"Let me clarify some of the comments I've made around Novell's move to put NetWare services on the Linux kernel; and let me apologize for my choice of words in the phrase "immature operating system." Clearly Novell wouldn't be taking this bold step if we didn't feel Linux was a solid operating system with tremendous momentum in the marketplace. In fact, we believe Linux is quite stable and scalable. If we didn't, we would not commit to using it with our NetWare 7.0 release.
We certainly recognize the value Linux is providing today to customers around the globe. In fact, the strategy Novell announced this week was the outgrowth of what we've been hearing from many of those customers. Simply put, Linux will continue to grow with or without Novell. The Open Source community is a model Novell endorses. It is the talents from the developers in this community that attracted us to Linux. We are not experts here, we need your help. We want to work in close cooperation with the Open Source community to further the growth of Linux. By doing this, we can add even more value for developers and ultimately our customers.
Novell has been porting products such as eDirectory, NetMail and iFolder to Linux for years - and now we're increasing that commitment. Starting with NetWare 7, traditional NetWare services for file, print, storage, directories, messaging, collaboration, resource management, Web development services and many others will sit on top of both the NetWare and Linux kernels.
Novell wouldn't be spending the tremendous time, money and resources to make this strategy a reality if we didn't believe in the present and future of Linux. After building and enhancing NetWare for 20 years, this is new territory for us. We simply ask for your patience along the way.
Jack Messman
Novell Chairman and CEO"