Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Novell (NOVL) dirt cheap, good buy? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ToySoldier who wrote (28591)	10/15/1999 12:23:00 PM
From: Scott C. Lemon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 42771

Hello ToySoldier, > Scott could you elaborate on Novell's policy/position on this issue > - now that you are not bound by these rules? As if you abided by > them in the first place :)) ;-) I'm not sure that any of this ever got sorted out. And I'm not sure what I'm allowed to say, and not say, after departing. I can probably give my "perspective" or speculate about what goes on ... IMHO, Novell started to go through some steps to try and figure this out about the time that Eric came on. I was copied on numerous mails which indicated a specific policy being developed, however I was not privy to the results of that effort. I commented on several of the mails, explaining my perspective. I felt that instead of a single spokesperson spewing canned responses and comments, the company should work to become more "Internet oriented" and to empower all of the employees to participate on behalf of the company. The only things to fear in this situation are employees that are not happy about the company or directions and decisions, but if you are not afraid of the truth, and are prepared to deal with it, then there should be no problem. If anything, it would be through these postings and comments that the company could learn where to address issues ... I believe that the "conservative" aspects of Novell, not encouraging employee participation, not educating "how to", but instead saying "don't you dare", are root issues that the company still needs to deal with. Microsoft is full of people who always "push limits" ... sometimes to the point of crossing lines ... I don't know of the last time that I saw this at Novell ... well, except that people tell me that I have from time to time ... ;-) Scott C. Lemon

To: ToySoldier who wrote (28591)	10/17/1999 6:53:00 PM
From: Frederick Smart	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

OPEN UP NOVELL!!! >>I think Scott has commented on this topic before, but I believe NOVL frowns upon their staff getting actively involved in public discussions about their company or the industry all around them. I also believe that they are generally only allowed to monitor boards like this - or at the very most - provide extremely unbiased bland postings and not identify themselves as representing the company.>> Toy: Thanks for bringing this up. Novell is still trying to control things. And they aren't asking the right questions. The best thing they could do now is encourage ALL their employees to post and comment and share and fax and page and talk so they can get out of this dry paper bag they seem to be in. Come on everyone. Knock down some tables. Raise some blood pressure. Climb a mountain. Climb a tree. Listen to the birds. Sing. Relax and loosen up. Perhaps with Novell it all starts with questions..... Walk through this with me for a minute: 1) Ask a question. 2) Sit back and determine whether it was positive or negative. - positive vs. negative?? - yes. There's a BIG difference between asking a positive vs. a negative question. Example: Negative question (1) - Why is the world such a hateful place to live in? Negative question (2) - What's the use of even bothering? Now let's switch channels. Positive question (1) - - What can I do to make this world a better place to live in? Positive question (2) - How can make today fun and worthwhile? Negative questions, by definition, place the person asking the question in the role of NOT taking responsibility for which there's a need to assign blame to something or someone else. Negative questions, by definition, are passively destructive and cynical. Negative questions DO NOT have answers. If you break them apart you will discover they are "endless loops" of tail- chasing negativity. For in every question you will find the seed to the answer, the TRUTH. And with negative questions, the TRUTH is that the seed of negativity simply DESTROYS and feeds on itself, inviting others to throw more fuel on the fire by asking negative questions back which have the same seeds of destruction. No matter how much you may think your logic and intelligence is better, play the game of negativity and you will always get stung. By contrast, positive questions place the person asking the question in a role of TAKING responsibility to take ACTION to find, resolve or solve a problem or purpose in life. I believe we are blessed to all take on a higher calling in life. Just by asking positive question you will find the answer contained inside. And the neat thing is that with positive questions the answer - the TRUTH - can only be realized by taking RISK - ie. TAKING ACTION. Words are words. ACTION sets an example. People need to learn by example. We don't learn anything from words. For there has to be a catalyst which urges us to take action, take risk and realize our energy, this BEAM which drives us all for what we are to do in life. If you ask positive questions you will get to know this BEAM. Try it. You like it. Peace. GO!!