According to the company, Novell would consider being acquired should the right buyer come along. Could that buyer be Microsoft? And what would that mean for SUSE and the Linux ecosystem?

Assuming that Novell's buyer will only care about immediate profit, the OpenSUSE community should start considering independent life outside Novell

Mandriva is up for sale; Brockmeier seemingly hopes that Mandriva won't find a buyer

Elliott Associates, the hedge fund that’s seeking to acquire Novell and SUSE Linux, is denying a report that it plans to break up Novell and sell off the pieces. Hmmm… But I still wonder: Will Novell and Elliott Associates reach a buyout agreement in time for Novell BrainShare? Here's some speculation.

As BrainShare kicks off it becomes apparent that Novell does not reject a takeover and Microsoft could be among the bidders

Coverage of what seems like the inevitable sale of Novell (NOVL) to other hands

The judge gives UNIX to Novell, but it is worth remembering that Novell is up for sale and its assets are up for grabs

A hedge fund has offered to acquire Novell, developer of SUSE Linux, for $1.8 billion. Moments ago, Novell confirmed that it plans to review the unsolicited buyout offer. Now, Wall Street pundits wonder if folks like Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Oracle or SAP will step in and offer a higher bid for Novell.

Novell is "acting as a lap-dog and providing Microsoft with good PR while simultaneously dividing and hurting the FLOSS community," argues The Source, which sees no substantial future for Novell's projects