[ale] SUSE not under Novell? was Re: Atlanta OpenSource Unconference?

Geoffrey Myers lists at serioustechnology.com
Fri Jun 17 09:07:10 EDT 2011


Watson, Keith wrote:
>> -----Original Message----- From: ale-bounces at ale.org
>> [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Myers Sent:
>> Friday, June 17, 2011 08:42 To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts Subject:
>> [ale] SUSE not under Novell? was Re: Atlanta OpenSource 
>> Unconference?
>> 
>> Chuck Payne wrote:
>> 
>>> If you guys do this, please note that openSUSE can be there, I
>>> might even see if can get SUSE to sponsor. ( Now that SUSE is no
>>> longer under Novell.)
>> I had no idea, when did this happen?
> 
> 
> According to this Novell (and SUSE) has been acquired by Attachmate
> as of April 27, 2011.
> 
> Novell Completes Merger with Attachmate and Patent Sale to CPTN
> Holdings LLC 
> http://www.novell.com/news/press/2011/4/novell-completes-merger-with-attachmate-and-patent-sale-to-cptn-holdings-llc.html
> 
> 
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/44hkzgn
> 
> Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL), the leader in intelligent workload
> management, today announced that it has completed its previously
> announced merger, whereby Attachmate Corporation acquired Novell for
> $6.10 per share in cash. Novell is now a wholly owned subsidiary of
> The Attachmate Group, the parent company of Attachmate Corporation.
> 
> keith

Oh yes, I do recall that. But, it was a merger, not that SUSE left 
Novell in any way.

> 
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