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

[Watson, Keith]

> -----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

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