Interview with Novell's John Dragoon
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:04 am
http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/267/1/
"SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 is finally here, and so begins Novell's effort to get it onto as many business computers as possible. This event also comes shortly after the departure of Jack Messman as CEO, an event which has dramatically changed Novell's business strategy, especially as it relates to its SUSE Linux products. To find out more about SLED, its cousin SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), and the company's plans for the future, I got in touch with senior Novell executive John Dragoon. Questions and answers are below."
One of the things I immeaditly noticed, right in the middle of the interview, is this:
"Will Novell offer SLED 10 to home users, or will it be strictly a corporate product?
Right now, we are targeting SLED10 at the transactional, scientific, fixed function and general knowledge workers of the corporate, government and education markets. We are considering a consumer version of SLED, but we have not made any final plans yet. That said, SLED is available to all who want to use or pilot it in their enterprises or home. One can research SLED on http://www.novell.com/linux and buy the product direct from the Web site for $50."
Would be very interesting if they actually did do a consumer-focused Linux desktop, in addition to the boxed versions of the community version of SUSE Linux (Technically, 10.1 is not named openSUSE, 10.2 and newer will be).
"SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 is finally here, and so begins Novell's effort to get it onto as many business computers as possible. This event also comes shortly after the departure of Jack Messman as CEO, an event which has dramatically changed Novell's business strategy, especially as it relates to its SUSE Linux products. To find out more about SLED, its cousin SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), and the company's plans for the future, I got in touch with senior Novell executive John Dragoon. Questions and answers are below."
One of the things I immeaditly noticed, right in the middle of the interview, is this:
"Will Novell offer SLED 10 to home users, or will it be strictly a corporate product?
Right now, we are targeting SLED10 at the transactional, scientific, fixed function and general knowledge workers of the corporate, government and education markets. We are considering a consumer version of SLED, but we have not made any final plans yet. That said, SLED is available to all who want to use or pilot it in their enterprises or home. One can research SLED on http://www.novell.com/linux and buy the product direct from the Web site for $50."
Would be very interesting if they actually did do a consumer-focused Linux desktop, in addition to the boxed versions of the community version of SUSE Linux (Technically, 10.1 is not named openSUSE, 10.2 and newer will be).