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[opensuse-announce] Advance discontinuation notice for openSUSE 11.3
by Marcus Meissner 01 Dec '11

01 Dec '11

Hi, Dear opensuse-announce subscribers and openSUSE users, SUSE Security announces that the SUSE Security Team and the SUSE sponsored openSUSE maintenance team will stop releasing updates for openSUSE 11.3 soon. Having provided security-relevant and bug fixes for the last two releases and two months, we will stop releasing updates after Jan 16th 2012. A community driven extension of the maintenance like Evergreen for openSUSE 11.1 and 11.2 is possible and will be announced when happening. As a consequence, the openSUSE 11.3 distribution directory on our server download.opensuse.org will be removed from /distribution/11.3/ to free space on our mirror sites. The 11.3 directory in the update tree /update/11.3 will follow, some time after all updates have been published. Also the openSUSE buildservice repositories containing openSUSE 11.3 will be moved to DISCONTINUED:openSUSE:11.3 and building against openSUSE 11.3 will be disabled in all buildservice projects. The discontinuation of openSUSE 11.3 enables us to focus on the openSUSE distributions of a newer release dates to ensure that our users can continuously take advantage of the quality that they are used to with openSUSE products. This announcement holds true for openSUSE 11.3 only. As usual, the openSUSE project will continue to provide update packages for the following products: openSUSE 11.4 (supported until approximately Sep 15th 2012) openSUSE 12.1 (supported until approximately May 15th 2012) openSUSE 12.2 (currently in development, to be released in July 2011) for the next two openSUSE releases plus a two months overlap period. Please note that the maintenance cycles of SUSE Linux Enterprise products and products based on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system are not affected by this announcement and have longer life cycles. Our openSUSE lifetimes are tracked on http://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime . To learn more about SUSE Linux Enterprise products, please visit http://www.novell.com/linux/suse/ . For a detailed list of the life cycles of our Enterprise Products please visit http://support.novell.com/lifecycle/ and http://support.novell.com/lifecycle/lcSearchResults.jsp?sl=suse If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please do not hesitate to contact SUSE Security at <security(a)suse.de>. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Weekly News Issue 203 is out!
by Sascha Manns 26 Nov '11

26 Nov '11

We are pleased to announce: Issue 203 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this Issue: openSUSE 12.1: All green Board Election Kernel Log: real-time kernel goes Linux 3.0 and many more … For a list of available translations see the Translations Section in the actual Weekly News. [0] http://bit.ly/tS50UR (in PDF) [0] http://bit.ly/tmKG35 (in HTML with Bento Theme) [0] http://bit.ly/sw44kE (in HTML with Susebooks Theme)) -- Sincerly yours Sascha Manns Community &Support Agent open-slx GmbH http://www.open-slx.de This mail is written with Balsam Professional 12.1

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Weekly News Issue 202 is out!
by Sascha Manns 19 Nov '11

19 Nov '11

We are pleased to announce: Issue 202 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this Issue: openSUSE 12.1 - All in green Plasma Activities in Balsam Professional Open Source WYSIWYG Visual Editor for UI Mockups and many more … For a list of available translations see the Translations Section in the actual Weekly News. [0] http://bit.ly/tT1Srr (in PDF) [0] http://bit.ly/vw9Klw (in HTML with Bento Theme) [0] http://bit.ly/sfgLn3 (in HTML with Susebooks Theme)) -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns Community & Support Agent open-slx GmbH Web: http://community.open-slx.de

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Project Releases openSUSE 12.1
by Jos Poortvliet 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

openSUSE Project Releases openSUSE 12.1 Latest distribution includes platform innovations and tools enabling users to run cutting edge Linux-based operating systems in physical, virtual and cloud environments World-Wide, Web, November 16, 2011 -- The openSUSE Project, a global open source community, announced today the general availability of openSUSE 12.1. The stable, complete and easy-to-use multipurpose operating system distribution helps users and developers leverage free and open source software in physical, virtual and cloud environments. “openSUSE 12.1 represents more than eight months of worldwide effort to create one of the industry's best Linux distributions,” said Jos Poortvliet, openSUSE community manager for SUSE. “The openSUSE distribution and its thousands of open source applications are the result of contributions from individual testers, writers, translators, usability experts, artists, ambassadors, packagers and developers having a lot of fun working together to create a uniquely powerful set of tools and capabilities.” The openSUSE Project's commitment to providing a stable, complete and easy-to- use multipurpose distribution is demonstrated by the latest community community-led features openSUSE 12.1. Notable innovations include: Cloud Innovation Designed with integration in mind, the latest openSUSE release ships with the latest Linux kernel 3.1, making it even more versatile and extensible for supporting mixed IT environments including public and private clouds. By leveraging SUSE Studio users can build and deploy unique versions of openSUSE 12.1, with custom package selections, artwork, scripts, etc. that can be deployed directly to Amazon EC2 or onto a variety of other cloud platforms. openSUSE is the first Linux distribution to support ownCloud with its own unique Mirall desktop integration. Additionally, the openSUSE Virtualization and Cloud repository offers the latest versions of Eucalyptus, OpenNebula and OpenStack for openSUSE 12.1. The latest virtualization technologies including Xen 4.1, KVM and VirtualBox can be managed with the latest virt-manager and open-vm-tools. Distribution Innovation openSUSE 12.1 includes Snapper, a new and unique tool that employs the snapshot functionality in btrfs to allow users to view older versions of files and revert changes. The integration of Snapper into the zypper package manager allows users to roll back system updates and configuration changes. openSUSE is also the first major distribution to ship the Go programming language, Google's new open development language. Go is a fast, easy-to-use language that helps programmers handle multi-core, networked machines with the convenience of garbage collection and run-time reflection. OpenSUSE 12.1 also includes an option to enable Tumbleweed, a version of openSUSE with rolling updates that contain the latest stable versions of all software. The project was conceived by Greg Kroah-Hartman, a SUSE kernel engineer. Tumbleweed lessens the significance and change impact of major releases by updating systems continuously. Desktop enhancements With Gnome Shell 3.2 the openSUSE interface focuses on deeper integration of collaboration tools such as calendar notifications, chat and a centralized online accounts configuration. The UI elements and workflows are touch-screen friendly, equipped to handle smaller screens, multi-screen setups and automatic rotation for touch screen devices. openSUSE is the first major Linux distribution to ship both GNOME and KDE with color management. Other features in KDE include the introduction of the Apper software manager, simplifying software installation. openSUSE also include the innovative Plasma Active tablet interface in the Open Build Service. “While the big updates include Snapper, systemd and ownCloud, there are also many smaller enhancements like the improvements to YaST or the work on zypper. And that is only what our own community did,” said Bryen Yunahsko, member of the openSUSE Board and marketing lead. “We’re standing on the shoulders of the gigantic open source community. I would not be surprised if openSUSE's latest update has over 300,000 improvements that resulted from efforts in the open source community.” For more details about the latest innovations in openSUSE 12.1 visit opensuse.org/12.1 Downloads can be found at software.opensuse.org/121 ### About openSUSE The openSUSE project is a worldwide effort that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. openSUSE creates one of the world's best Linux distributions, working together in an open, transparent and friendly manner as part of the worldwide Free and Open Source Software community. For more information, visit www.opensuse.org. About SUSE SUSE is a leading provider of enterprise Linux solutions that increase agility, reduce cost and manage complexity in dynamic environments. With a portfolio centered on SUSE Linux Enterprise, the most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing, SUSE enables organizations to confidently deliver computing services across physical, virtual and cloud environments. With our award-winning products and ecosystem of partnerships, SUSE solutions empower thousands of organizations around the world. For more information, visit www.suse.com. Press Contacts Jos Poortvliet openSUSE Community Manager, SUSE jos(a)opensuse.org Amie Johnson PR Manager, SUSE amie(a)suse.com

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Weekly News Issue 201 is out!
by Sascha Manns 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

We are pleased to announce: Issue 201 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this Issue: Geekos on G+ openSUSE medical Project has new Leader 12.1 coming soon and many more … For a list of available translations see the Translations Section in the actual Weekly News. [0] http://bit.ly/vvuVq1 (in PDF) [0] http://bit.ly/s76wJx (in HTML with Bento Theme) [0] http://bit.ly/s6MmYc (in HTML with Susebooks Theme)) -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns Community & Support Agent open-slx GmbH Web: http://community.open-slx.de

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE 12.1 RC2 unleashed!
by Jos Poortvliet 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

We're delighted to let you know that the second and final release candidate of the openSUSE 12.1 release, scheduled to become available on November 16 2011, is now ready for testing. All of development is now frozen except for the most urgent bugfixes. If you find any new, grave problems, please report it as soon as possible! You can find a list of currently reported bugs for openSUSE 12.1 here [1] and our list of most urgent problems here [2]. Please refer to the testing wiki page here [3] when you report problems and if you are willing to help us out fixing them, see [4]. Aside from packaging and development work, we'd appreciate help promoting this release [5]. You can download openSUSE 12.1 RC2 from our website, which will automatically re-direct you to one of our mirrors: http://software.opensuse.org/developer/ New features The next release of openSUSE is expected to bring a large number of improvements and changes. Many of these are the ‘usual’ updates any Linux distribution offers. These include the latest Firefox, GNOME 3.2 and KDE’s Plasma Workspace 4.7. Under the hood, we have Linux kernel 3.1 and we expect to be the first to ship Google’s new programming language Go. We also overhauled our boot procedure introducing systemd and Grub2 (testing!) and of course we’ll ship the latest developer tools and libraries as well as all the sysadmin goodies openSUSE is known for! But we also have some really unique treats. The coolest among those is Snapper, a btrfs-based tool which allows you to view the differences between current and previous versions of files on your system and lets you roll back the changes, bringing back lost files or undoing damaging overwrites. Find screenshots of openSUSE 12.1 on the following site: http://en.opensuse.org/Screenshots_12.1 Greetings, The openSUSE Community [1] http://s.opensu.se/betabugs/ [2] http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Most_annoying_bugs_12.1_dev [3] http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Testing [4] http://news.opensuse.org/2011/09/27/get-your-package-in-factory- for-12-1/ [5] http://news.opensuse.org/2011/11/01/help-us-spread-the-word-on- opensuse-12-1/

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