In the "old days" SuSE had a closed list of beta testers that would help with
SuSE Linux testing and try to help SuSE ensure the best possible Linux
distribution. Many beta testers expressed an interest in joining the SUSE
Linux Enterprise beta program as well. We're happy to announce that we have
found a way to make this possible, and we'd like to expand the beta program to
include new testers as well.
This week we will release the first beta of openSUSE 11.1 and begin the beta
phase of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 11 and SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server (SLES) 11. While the products share a code base - and therefore testing
of SUSE Linux Enterprise will benefit openSUSE in general - there are
differences in package selection, workflow, and setup which require each
product to be tested separately.
As always, we will be doing extensive testing of openSUSE 11.1 in public, but
SLED and SLES will be tested in a private program.
If you're interested in openSUSE testing, please subscribe to the
openSUSE-testing@opensuse.org mailing list here:
http://en.opensuse.org/Communicate/Mailinglists
You can find additional information on testing openSUSE on the wiki:
http://en.opensuse.org/Testing
If you'd like to be part of the SLED and SLES testing team, contact Holger
Sickenberg