[TriLUG] Novell jumps into Linux

[Magnus]

On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 12:31 PM, Jon Carnes wrote:

> "Novell claimed that its Novell Nterprise Linux Services product, due 
> in
> the autumn, will give Linux users [:]
[list]
> file,

nfs, samba

> print,

lpd, cups

> messaging,

postfix, sendmail, qmail, etc.

> directory

OpenLDAP

> and
> management services..."

ucd-snmpd

Forgive me if I'm a little less enthusiastic. :)

Yes, Novell ties it all together nicely.  Yes, Novell has some features 
that the free alternatives don't.

No, I'm not convinced it's worth the price.  And no, Novell's sales 
force was not responsive when I tried buying their products for a 
client of mine who wanted robust directory services under Linux.  Let's 
hope that their years of decline in market share has made them hungry 
enough to address these concerns adequately.

--

C. Magnus Hedemark
"From the Fury of the Norsemen please Deliver us, Oh Lord"