Red Hat's awkward dinner guest

Ironically, given the recent announcement that Dell has become the third-party in Novell and Microsoft's controversial twosome, the PC-maker has still seen fit to sponsor the welcoming drinks session for delegates at Red Hat's annual user conference.

Most of the delegates here in San Diego seemed happy to accept Dell's hospitality at the welcoming party of this three-day user conference – at least no one was lobbing canapés at the Dell stand in the corner of the entertainment tent.

Anyway – we'll see what kind of reception Dell gets from Red Hat's chief exec Matthew Szulik and co at the opening keynotes tomorrow at 8.30 am.