Martin Buckley quits Novell over 'certain principles' (UPDATE)
Martin Buckley
(Credit: Novell)Wow. Martin Buckley, longtime product manager and global evangelist for Novell's Systems and Resource Management products (e.g., Zenworks), has quit Novell.
He hasn't given any real details as to why but says he's leaving over "certain principles."
Word on the street is that Buckley was set to do a lot of stuff at Novell's upcoming Brainshare user and partner conference. His departure may be a harbinger of really big changes in Novell's systems and resource management business unit.
Positive changes? Well, apparently not, from Martin's perspective. You don't quit a company after eight and a half years over "certain principles," unless things are really bad.
I never knew Buckley during my time at Novell, but he was and is well-respected. His departure doesn't inspire confidence.
UPDATE: Heard from a credible source that Martin is on his way to Microsoft. I guess the "certain principles" weren't things like "open source purity" and such. Maybe Martin wasn't happy that Novell hasn't fully sold itself to Microsoft. :-)
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Classic Matt Asay crack-smoking comment: "but he was and is well-respected. His departure doesn't inspire confidence."
- You mentioned that he's leaving over certain principles. What would those principles be?
- You mentioned that he was a longtime product manager for the SRM group. My time to ask
you a question: Is the SRM product really better today than a year ago when it comes to the
products under his area of responsibility? Inquiring minds want to know.
Matt: You say that "you don't quit a company after eight and a half years over certain principles unless things are really bad". Earlier in the article you mentioned that you don't know the guy. So, why are you speculating to such extreme? I ask: Do you have any lingering issues against Novell and if so, what kind of 'value' should we give to your writing then?
Then a few months later, Novell evaluates Alfresco in an bid to bring Teaming and Conferencing into the WorkGroup family. They lose to SiteScape because Alfresco is all hype and little substance. Then Novell partners with Sitescape and a few years later, acquires SiteScape (Thus his SiteScape bash when Novell announced the acquisition)
Matt hates Novell for personal reasons and uses his blog to spread FUD about Novell and to promote their competitors.
Current employers be warned...
Then a few months later, Novell evaluates Alfresco in an bid to bring Teaming and Conferencing into the WorkGroup family. They lose to SiteScape because Alfresco is all hype and little substance. Then Novell partners with Sitescape and a few years later, acquires SiteScape (Thus his SiteScape bash when Novell announced the acquisition)
Matt hates Novell for personal reasons and uses his blog to spread FUD about Novell and to promote their competitors.
Current employers be warned...
- by NAVATALA June 6, 2008 7:42 AM PDT
- Anyone who is working for a supposedly linux company and comes out with a product the requires windows rather than Linux needs his head examined.
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