openSUSE
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openSUSE 10.3, KDE |
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Website: | www.opensuse.org |
Company/ developer: |
Novell |
OS family: | Linux |
Source model: | Open Source |
Latest stable release: | 10.3 / 4 October 2007 |
Latest unstable release: | 11.0 RC 1[1] / 29 May 2008 |
Kernel type: | Monolithic kernel, Linux |
Default user interface: | KDE/GNOME |
Working state: | Current (10.1 and above) |
openSUSE, (pronounced /ˌoʊpɛnˈsuːzə/), is a community project, sponsored by Novell and AMD,[2] to develop and maintain a general purpose Linux distribution. After acquiring SUSE Linux in January 2004,[3] Novell decided to release the SUSE Linux Professional product as a 100% open source project, involving the community in the development process.[4] The initial release was a beta version of SUSE Linux 10.0, and as of October 2007 the current stable release is openSUSE 10.3.[5]
[change] References
- ↑ Announcing OpenSUSE 11.0 RC 1
- ↑ Sponsors/AMD. opensuse.org. Retrieved on 17 March 2008.
- ↑ Novell Completes Acquisition of SUSE LINUX. Novell Press Release (January 13, 2004). Retrieved on 13 January 2006.
- ↑ Tina Gasperson (August 3, 2005). Novell frees SUSE Professional under new branding. NewsForge. Retrieved on 13 January 2006.
- ↑ Michael Loeffler (October 4, 2007). Release of openSUSE 10.3. opensuse-announce mailing list. Retrieved on 4 October 2007.