-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The openSUSE project is a worldwide community program sponsored by Novell (http://www.novell.com) that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. openSUSE is a community of developers, end users and other open source enthusiasts who all have the same goal in mind, to create and distribute the world's most usable Linux. The goals of the openSUSE project are: * Make SUSE Linux the easiest Linux distribution for anyone to obtain, and the most widely used open source platform. * Provide an environment for open source collaboration that makes SUSE Linux the world's best Linux distribution for new and experienced Linux users. * Dramatically simplify and open the development and packaging processes to make SUSE Linux the platform of choice for Linux hackers and application developers. SUSE Linux is now developed in an open model ? public development builds, releases and sources will be posted frequently (as SUSE 10.x alpha). The main development will be still done at SUSE/Novell. See http://www.opensuse.org/index.php/Roadmap The final product will be selled in a boxed version with manuals and support as before. Read more at http://www.opensuse.org/ -- andreas Langsley wrote:
Sorry for yet another dumb question, but there's been lots of, what seems to me to be, conflicting info about openSUSE, SUSE-10; what is Novell and what is community owned/controlled/created/designated/what ever.
Earlier we were told that openSUSE is just the name or the project and that the final product would be simply SUSE-10. and that it is a Novell Product. At least that's the way I understood it. Today Joseph Smith said: "Also, remember openSUSE isn't a "Novell product". It's a community Linux, that is supported by the Linux community. Again, much like Fedora. As a matter of fact, you don't even see openSUSE on Novell product list site !
When I first learned of openSUSE I assumed it would be somewhat similar to the Fedora/Red Hat offerings. That is, that there would be two separate and distinct distros. I don't see how one can have two separate distros with one name. Or is there genuinely an openSUSE distro either presently or planned for the future? Is there now a genuine community distro of SUSE or is the download version simply like other download versions of commercial distros? That is, basicly a less complete (for lack of a better term) version of the commercial product.
TIA.
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