I want to address the recent layoffs that have taken place at Novell. As is very obvious by now, there have been layoffs at Novell, and some of them did hit contributors to the openSUSE community employed by Novell.

Additional information about potential causes of layoffs and an example of how Novell employees become drones for a paycheck, accepting nonsensical policies in the process

Further discussion about Novell's results, early talks about layoffs, and Hovsepian's payoff

Due to the tough economic conditions around the world, Novell last month began slashing some of their workforce. As a major blow to the development of the open-source ATI graphics stack, one of the key RadeonHD driver developers has been lost.

Novell elevates more Microsoft technologies; SUSE de-emphasised; layoffs looming

We recently showed how Microsoft is ’stealing’ from Novell’s GroupWise. Is this the company that Novell is serving in so many ways? Why? Has Novell forgotten the past so quickly? Examples from the news of Novell problems and loss of business to Microsoft.

Linux jobs in the United States are booming, up 6 percent since January, according to data from Dice.com. This will come as small consolation to Novell employees, however, which weathered another round of layoffs at the Waltham, Mass.-based company.

A summary of Microsoft layoffs and things Microsoft does not tell

Software developer's Provo operations to shed 200 jobs, offshoring positions to India
Novell is laying off 250 software development positions in the United States and offshoring the majority of these to its operations in Bangalore, India. The company announced the layoffs to its workers today.