At this point I think the VMware buy the SUSE part is pretty much a done deal. VMWare is just sent out an email a few days ago for current ESX contracts that you can use a free license for every processor socket you are licensed for. I am licensed for 2 sockets, so I can install 2 SUSE enterprise servers for free.
Andy Andrew Ekhoff Technology Coordinator St. Anne Public Schools aekh...@sags.k12.il.us SAGS: (815) 427-8153 SACHS: (815) 427-8141 -----Original Message----- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Heath Henderson Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 9:52 PM To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org Subject: [tech-geeks] Apple and Novell should get married I saw a good one today. I was reading an article in a magazine, which one, I can't remember now to save my life. It was talking about the possible buy-out of Novell by VMWare for SUSE linux (the OS side of Novell). The best part of the article was talking about who should by the other side (IDM, Zenworks, etc etc). The suggestion was Apple. Apparently the author was sure that it would be a great marriage for Apple. All of the code in the non OS side of sale, would benefit OSX in corporate and educational markets. People call for a native Novell Client for OSX. Maybe that would be something which would be available with the code being owned by Apple. The Zenworks platform would allow Apple to extend their Server environment in ways which have only been dreamed of up until now. So, while I am only summing up the article, I see that it is a very interesting proposal. Maybe it will happen. I know Apple has been wanting to bust into the Corporate world. Maybe this is how they do it? Apple dude's on the list, maybe that is a suggestion which needs to be passed on up the food chain. I for one would love to have a single server environment that gave me the best of everything. Up until now, I can do all my Windows stuff under AD or Zenworks, all my Apple stuff under OSX server. I just can't do it all under one umbrella easily! I have built (rather slowly) the same processes under my Novell environment and have more than 50% of my functional OSX environment through LDAP set in eDirectory right now. I am sure I can eventually do the same thing under AD as well. Just a thought and an interesting article. I will see if I can find the Magazine which was hosting the article. I am sure it is out there. If only my brain kept a "history file" so I could reference like my browser! -Heath | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
