I've openly wondered -- again and again -- whether Novell will ever connect the dots between SUSE Linux and the company's other product groups. A potential answer to that question has emerged. It involves Novell’s Intelligent Workload Management (IWM) strategy, which melds cloud and virtualization opportunities with Novell’s solutions. Here’s the scoop.

Despite Microsoft's frantic push for C# (through Novell staff), the language is stagnating, but Novell increases its influence in GNOME

Novell still controls GNOME's direction using staff appointments

Analysis of the great influence Novell has gained inside the GNOME Foundation

An illustration of the evolution of GNOME under Novell's watch .

"[GNOME] Advisory Board a euphemism for Lobbying," argues one man and Novell's Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier is against GPL lawsuits

An important article has just been published by Bruce Byfield. It highlights conflicting roles and views in the ODF/OOXML debate, which divide Novell and GNOME, respectively. BoycottNovell.com is actually cited by Linux.com (not for the first time), the context being its views on OOXML, Mono, GNOME, Novell and whatever entwines them. Familiarisation with these issues is probably required.

Jeff Jaffe's broken link (still available in the CTO blog) shows fanaticism for software patents at Novell; Microsoft's cash infusion for Novell is running out

A few days ago, The VAR Guy openly wondered how CloudLinux OS - a new Linux distribution designed for hosting providers - hopes to stand out in a market dominated by Red Hat, Novell and several other emerging options.