(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
That's kind of a problem. Novell can be kind of quirky when it comes to technology. I remember arguing for years about their command line utilities (customers like it that way.) Look and feel wasn't Novell's strong suit, I hope it changes for SUSE.