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

Great ideas spring up every day, but only in certain conditions are they able to bloom. Open-source software is, in fact, one of the best places for these great ideas to bloom.

Market cap nearly falls below $1 billion and stock (NOVL) at risk of tumbling below $3

There is a popular notion among open source advocates that open source software will do well in a recession as enterprises seek low cost alternatives. Open source vendor Novell's CEO Ron Hovsepian (NASDAQ: NOVL) might beg to differ.

When Red Hat announces quarterly results March 25, the news may confirm what Wall Street has suspected since November 2008: Despite Novell’s continued momentum with SUSE Linux, the smarter money remains on Red Hat’s open source strategy. Here’s why...

Canonical is developing a Directory Services strategy that could help Ubuntu Server Edition compete (and integrate) more effectively with Microsoft, Windows Server and Active Directory. In addition to a partnership with Likewise Software, Canonical is seeking external experts to help accelerate the Directory Services initiative.

I grew up dirt-poor in the middle of West Virginia on my grandparents' stories of the Great Depression. We're not even close to being that bad yet. But, when it's you without a job, when you're not able to draw a paycheck, that's cold comfort. One ray of light in this misery economy though is that there are still some Linux jobs.

Savio Rodrigues is out with a very interesting post on Red Hat's financial consistency. Long story short, he concludes that over the past two years a whopping--borderline shocking--48 percent of Red Hat's income before taxes is classified as "Other Income."