Novell expects to evaluate initial takeover bids for the company this week, according to The Wall Street Journal. As many as 20 companies have expressed interest in Novell, the Journal said. Of course, The VAR guy has his own opinion of the situation. Here it is.

Whatever drama is going on at Novell in the boardroom — where the company is apparently soliciting takeover offers from up to 20 different prospective buyers — it has spilled over into the company's financial results.

"Linux Outlaws" and TLLTS voice their opinion on the subject of Novell takeover while The Register contributes disinformation

According to a Wall Street Journal report, this week Novell, which was put up for up for sale after an unsuccessful bid from a hedge fund, is taking bids from up to 20 companies

Novell, promoter of SUSE Linux, is listening to potential takeover bids. Mandriva, promoter of a Linux distribution that has 3 million users, is in discussions with potential investors. As a result, some pundits think Mandriva Linux and Novell SUSE Linux face the similar business challenges. I beg to differ. Here’s why.

As BrainShare kicks off it becomes apparent that Novell does not reject a takeover and Microsoft could be among the bidders

Lots of Novell news ranging from SCO and Netware to hardware and people. WHAT a week of pranks it must have been for Novell. Between rumours of an IBM takeover to similar ones involving Microsoft, Novell sure needed a sense of humour. Here is another joke about Novell bidding for Linus Torvalds.

Novell's CTO Jeff Jaffe and Zonker (the symbol of OpenSUSE) say their last words before leaving Novell, replacements are imminent

Novell senior cannot deny Microsoft takeover, but she thinks it is unlikely. What about Dell?