It's official: the openSUSE project Guiding Principles [http://en.opensuse.org/Guiding_Principles] are now in force. The Guiding

Principles are a framework for the project and give everyone a clear view of

who we are, what we stand for, what the project wants and how it works. The

Guiding Principles document was created by the openSUSE community and is

embraced by Novell - the founder and largest sponsor of the openSUSE project.

This important document will help ensure the success and continued progress

of the project. Along with the Guiding Principles, we are also launching the

openSUSE Board to offer a central point of contact to the community and make

community participation in project governance easier. The openSUSE Board

[http://en.opensuse.org/Board] consists of both external community members

and community members employed by Novell.

We encourage all to support the Guiding Principles at

https://users.opensuse.org/ . Create your profile and support the Guiding

Principles.

We want to especially thank all contributors to the Guiding Principles, and

last but not least, all community members who make the openSUSE project such

a success.

Have a lot of fun!

Adrian Schröter

Andreas Jaeger

Benjamin Weber

Cornelius Schumacher

Federico Mena Quintero

Francis Giannaros

Gerald Pfeifer

Jeff Jaffe

Justin Steinman

Klaas Freitag

Martin Lasarsch

Martin Schlander

Michael Löffler

Pascal Bleser

Roger Levy

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Michael Löffler, Product Management

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