Tirohia te whiti i raro nei, ka whakahoki i te pātai i muri i roto i te reo ano rite te whiti: Passage: Mai i 2003 ki 2005 tukua Novell maha hua puta noa i tona kōpaki, ki te whakaaro o te hopu i te wahi mākete hinga, me te ki te neke atu i runga i whakawhirinaki i runga i ētahi atu hua Novell, engari kihai i rite angitu rite tumanako Novell nga whakarewatanga. I te mutunga o 2004, ka mahue ano Chris Stone te kamupene, i muri i te take mana mārama ki te ka CEO Jack Messman. I roto i te kaha ki te tapahi i ngā utu, ka korerotia Novell he rauna o layoffs i roto i te mutunga o 2005. Ahakoa haere tonu moni i tona mahi Linux ki te tupu, e kore i te tupu tere nui ki te utu i te heke i roto i te moni o NetWare. Ahakoa e kore i heke tere te moni o te kamupene, e kore i te tupu, rānei. kore o te aronga mārama, me te whai hua whakahaere tikanga e tangohia Novell roa atu i te whakaoti i tona whakahoutanga tūmanako.
mutunga o te tau 2005