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Announcing Hack Week (June 24 2007)

At Novell we've been planning a special internal event that will run this week, from June 25th to 29th. We're calling it Hack Week. During Hack Week, our entire Linux engineering team -- hundreds of people -- will be working on whatever Linux or open source projects interest them. Everyone will work alone or in teams, on existing open source projects or new ideas of their own. No one will tell them what or what not to do -- it's a free week for free hacking, driven by individual passion.

Results of Survey on Use of Proprietary Software (June 20 2007)

The results of the survey we did on proprietary software has been published: It shows that we ship on the media some software which is hardly used (e.g. PlanMaker, SEPsesam etc.). Software which is hardly used we don't need to ship on our media. Therefor the suggestion is to drop some software totally and offer some software only via ftp. To be discussed on opensuse-project.

SUSE Linux 9.3 Security Support Discontinued (June 18 2007)

With todays release of the CUPS bugfix/security fix update we have released the last security update or SUSE Linux 9.3. It is now officially discontinued and out of support. Read the announcement for some statistics.

openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 5 (Jun 14 2007)

The fifth Alpha release of openSUSE 10.3 has been released. First time two one installation media are offered: a GNOME CD and a KDE CD. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

Survey on Commercial Software (June 5 2007)

We like to know a bit more about the usage of proprietary software we ship on some versions of our openSUSE distribution. Therefore we created a 16 question survey and ask you to participate and give us feedback. The survey is online till June 12.

New Mailing List opensuse-softwaremgmt (May 22 2007)

We have a new mailing list opensuse-softwaremgmt. It's meant to bring the people involved in different projects having to do with package management together.

openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 4 (May 16 2007)

The fourth Alpha release of openSUSE 10.3 has been released. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

openSUSE 10.3 Roadmap Published (May 9 2007)

Andreas Jaeger announced the final roadmap for openSUSE 10.3. openSUSE 10.3 is the next release that incorporates new features from both the community and Novell internal development. The final public release is scheduled for 4th October.

openSUSE survey results now online (May 4 2007)

The openSUSE survey results are now online. The survey was live for almost 3 months and more than 27,000 user participated and gave us feeback how they use openSUSE what's important for them etc. The results are now available here

New Mailing List opensuse-artwork (Apr 25 2007)

We have a new mailing list opensuse-artwork. It's meant for discussing issues related to the distribution styling and branding. Please read the general style guidelines before posting.

openSUSE Slogan Election(Apr 20 2007)

Voting for a openSUSE slogan now open till April 27. Please join and vote here.

openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 3 (Apr 12 2007)

The third Alpha release of openSUSE 10.3 has been released. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

FAQ on GPLv3 draft from March 28, 2007 (Mar 28 2007)

The openSUSE project has published a FAQ about the newest GPLv3 draft.

Next step in opening YaST development (Mar 27 2007)

New mailing lists which cover development discussions related to Novell's projects were announced: YaST Mailing Lists, ZYPP Mailing Lists and LiMaL Mailing Lists.

FOSDEM 2007 Slides and Recordings Online (Mar 19 2007)

openSUSE participated in the seventh Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting (commonly known as FOSDEM). All talks that were given in the openSUSE "DevRoom" have been recorded (in audio and video) and are together with the slides now available from FOSDEM2007.

openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 2 (Mar 15 2007)

The second Alpha release of openSUSE 10.3 has been released. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

FOSDEM 2007 - This Weekend (Feb 20 2007)

Once again you have the chance to meet some SUSE/Novell guys, as we have the chance to meet YOU at FOSDEM 2007! We will have again a dev-room for us with a lot of interesting talks. And we will have also a small booth on the floor. We hope to see all of you in Brussels this weekend! :-)

openSUSE Survey (Feb 19 2007)

We are interested in knowing how you feel about the openSUSE project and the openSUSE 10.2 distribution. Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey, and we will enter you in a drawing for five 1 GByte USB sticks and one 80 GByte portable hard disc from Teac!

openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 1 (Feb 15 2007)

The first Alpha release of openSUSE 10.3 has been released. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

New Wikis Available: nl and pl (Feb 7 2007)

There are two new languages now available for the openSUSE wiki. http://nl.opensuse.org (Dutch) is now available thanks Freek de Kruijf, Rinse de Vries and Matthias Van Gestel, and http://pl.opensuse.org (Polish) is also now available thanks Rafal Kwasny and Rzoolu.

openSUSE Project Manager Interviewed (Feb 6 2007)

Andreas Jaeger, the openSUSE Technical Project Manager, was interviewed by Open Addict. Issues touched upon include the Novell/MS deal.

YaSTRS - New Tool for Easily Adding YaST Repositories (Feb 3 2007)

YaSTRS is a new simple online tool for adding YaST repositories. It displays a list of repositories suitable for the target machine, let's the user pick which repositories he is interested in, and generate a shell script that adds them. It tries to be like easy urpmi for SUSE.

SUSE Style Guides Open to the Community (29 Jan 2007)

Because of increasing community interest in the style guidelines of SUSE documentation and program texts, these style guides are now released as an openSUSE project hosted by Novell Forge.

openSUSE 10.2 Live DVD available (Jan 26 2007)

The openSUSE 10.2 Live DVD is now available. The image has a size of 1.7 GB and can be used on every x86 compatible system with at least 512 MB of memory. It contains a base desktop system (KDE and Gnome) with applications for office, multimedia and internet usage.

New Mailinglists - networking/usability (Jan 25 2007)

Two new mailing lists called opensuse-networking and opensuse-usability were created. Beside the two new lists we also moved the internal packager list to the opensuse-packaging list.

Complete openSUSE Build Service under GPL Available (Jan 24 2007)

From today on the openSUSE Build Service (OBS) is available under the GPL license for everybody. Further details can be found in the announcement.

openSUSE @ FOSDEM 2007 Call for Papers/Speakers/Participants (Dec 22 2006)

The openSUSE project will be taking part at FOSDEM 2007! Besides representing openSUSE with a booth, we managed to get one of the greatly demanded "devrooms", to conduct sessions centered around the openSUSE project. Christoph has posted a call for papers, speakers and participants.

"Lessons for Lizards" Started (Dec 18 2006)

"Lessons for Lizards" is a new way to learn about openSUSE. It is a documentation project for and by the community (licensed under GFDL) that will be released on an equal footing with the internally produced documentation. Read the announcement for more information.

openSUSE 10.2 (Dec 7 2006)

The final version (GoldMaster) of openSUSE 10.2 has been released. The Release Guide highlights what's new.

More Mailinglists Migrated (Dec 6 2006)

We migrated another bunch of mailinglists to the new mailinglist server. See the announcement for the list.

openSUSE 10.2 Release Candidate (Nov 23 2006)

The first and only scheduled release candidate of openSUSE 10.2 has been released. Only few annoying bugs were already discovered.

openSUSE 10.2 Beta 2 (Nov 10 2006)

The second Beta release of openSUSE 10.2 has been released. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

openSUSE Localization Portal Launched (Sept 12 2006)

openSUSE is not only for developers. You can join your localization team and help translating openSUSE into your native language. Take a look at the newly launched openSUSE.org Localization Portal for translation statistics of the development version.

Mailinglist Migrations (Nov 10 2006)

Nearly all Mailinglists that were hosted on http://lists.suse.com got migrated to http://lists.opensuse.org. Read the announcement and check out the Communicate page for details.

openSUSE 10.2 Beta 1 (Oct 26 2006)

The first Beta release of openSUSE 10.2 has been released. This release is only available for i386 and x86_64 architectures and both as a DVD image and CD images. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

Remastered SUSE Linux 10.1 ISOs (Oct 13 2006)

We have created new CD ISO images and supply delta ISOs from the SUSE Linux 10.1 Goldmaster. This update combines the 10.1 GM and all online updates that we have released for 10.1 so far, including libzypp, which should make the installing and working experience much smoother for everyone.

openSUSE 10.2 Alpha 5 (Oct 6 2006)

The fifth Alpha release of openSUSE 10.2 has been released. This release is only available for i386 and x86_64 architectures and as a DVD image instead of the usual CD images. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

New Mailing List: opensuse-bugs (Sept 11 2006)

A new mailing list called opensuse-bugs has been created. It broadcasts all changes that are being made to bugs related to openSUSE. Caution, this list can be very high traffic! See Communicate how to subscribe and for a list of all openSUSE mailing lists.

New Mailing List: opensuse-project (Sept 8 2006)

A new mailing list called opensuse-project has been created to separate the project and community related discussion from the generic support questions the "opensuse" list gets flooded with. See Communicate how to subscribe and for a list of all openSUSE mailing lists.

openSUSE 10.2 Alpha 4 (Sep 7 2006)

The fourth Alpha release of openSUSE 10.2 has been released. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

openSUSE 10.2 Features and Roadmap (Aug 25 2006)

Andreas Jaeger has posted to the opensuse-factory mailing list a description of the goals for the openSUSE 10.2 release and what features you can likely expect. Also the complete roadmap leading to a release in early December was laid-out.

openSUSE 10.2 Alpha 3 (Aug 11 2006)

The third Alpha release of openSUSE 10.2 has been released. This release brings major version updates of the kernel, cups and X.org. Several annoying bugs were already discovered.

SUSE Linux 10.2 Alpha 2 & Distribution Renaming (Jul 13 2006)

The second Alpha release of SUSE Linux 10.2 has been released. Also was announced that starting with 10.2 Alpha 3 the distribution will be renamed to openSUSE to avoid confusion with the SUSE Linux Enterprise products.

New Mailing List: opensuse-translation (June 27 2006)

A new mailing list called opensuse-translation has been created. This list is meant to discuss and coordinate translation of the SUSE Linux distribution. See Communicate how to subscribe and for a list of all openSUSE mailing lists.

Hungarian openSUSE Wiki Launched (June 27 2006)

The wiki internationalization effort continues, with Hungarian joining the existing list of international wikis. Have a look at the Translation Status page for other languages that are in the process of getting their own wiki.

Vietnamese openSUSE Wiki Launched (June 27 2006)

The wiki internationalization effort continues, with Vietnamese joining the existing list of international wikis. Have a look at the Translation Status page for other languages that are in the process of getting their own wiki.

SUSE Linux 10.2 Alpha 1 opens 10.2 development

The first Alpha release of SUSE Linux 10.2 has been released. It brings new YaST package manager updates and fresh KDE packages.

Important SUSE Linux 10.1 Update (June 10 2006)

From today on openSUSE provides an important patch for the package management. It contains various bug fixes and performance improvements for YaST and Zen updater. We recommend to install this patch with YaST Online Update (YOU). For that please start YaST manually through the menu and use the 'Online Update' module.

Japanese openSUSE Wiki Launched (June 9 2006)

The wiki internationalization effort continues, with Japanese joining the existing list of international wikis. Have a look at the Translation Status page for other languages that are in the process of getting their own wiki.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Live DVD (Jun 6 2006)

The SUSE Linux 10.1 Live DVD is now available. The Live DVD is a 32-bit x86 based system which contains 4 GB of great Linux software compressed into a 1.7 GB ISO.

openSUSE Build Service Becomes Productive (May 31 2006)

Adrian announced that the openSUSE build service, although still in alpha phase, will be used from now on for producing the supplementary updates. The packages are accessible via software.opensuse.org, for installation instructions see the Build_Service/User documentation.

openSUSE Status Meeting (May 31 2006)

An openSUSE status meeting took place yesterday. You can find the minutes and the transcript on the meeting page.

Interview with Andreas Jaeger (May 29 2006)

Andreas Jaeger, the project manager of SUSE Linux, has been interviewed in Distrowatch Weekly.

SUSE Linux 10.1 DVDs (May 18 2006)

Downloadable DVDs of SUSE Linux 10.1 for the x86 and x86-64 architectures are now available. The DVD contains the packages of the 5 CDs and the Addon CD.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Final (May 11 2006)

The SUSE Linux 10.1 Final release is available, read the announcement. The Product Highlights page lists the major changes and additions characterizing this release. The In the Press page links the first incoming reviews and screenshot galeries.

SUSE Linux 10.1 RC 3 (April 28 2006)

The third release candidate of SUSE Linux 10.1 is available, read the announcement. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

SUSE Linux IPF Factory Tree (Apr 27 2006)

The openSUSE project and SGI do now provide a SUSE Linux Factory tree for the IPF / Itanium hardware architecture. Read the announcement for links to the download, drpmsync service and installation help.

SUSE Linux 10.1 RC 2 (April 22 2006)

The second release candidate of SUSE Linux 10.1 is available, read the announcement. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

openSUSE Status Meeting (April 21 2006)

An openSUSE status meeting took place Wednesday. You can find the minutes and the transcript on the meeting page.

SUSE Linux 10.1 RC 1 (April 13 2006)

The first release candidate of SUSE Linux 10.1 is available, read the announcement. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

New Language Wikis Launched (April 12 2006)

The wiki internationalization effort continues, with Czech, Italian, Swedish and Turkish joining the existing list of international wikis. Have a look at the Translation Status page for other languages that are in the process of getting their own wiki.

openSUSE at LinuxTag 2006 (April 12 2006)

After yesterday's LinuxTag 2006 participation meeting today Sonja announced the plans. See also the call for speakers and booth volunteers on the homepage.

"Best of Show" Award at LinuxWorld Boston (April 6 2006)

The openSUSE project was named “Best of Show” this week as best total industry solution at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in Boston.

openSUSE Status Meeting (April 5 2006)

An openSUSE status meeting took place yesterday. You can find the minutes and the transcript on the meeting page.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 9 (March 31 2006)

The development version SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 9 is available, read the announcement. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

SUSE Linux 10.1: Changed Schedule (March 30 2006)

After looking at the current state of SUSE Linux 10.1 the project management has decided to change the release schedule once more.

opensuse-commit List Created (March 28 2006)

A new mailing list called opensuse-commit was created which allows everyone to follow changes to Factory as soon as they enter the build system after having passed the review of the autobuild team (and the project managers).

Swedish openSUSE Wiki Launched (March 17 2006)

The wiki internationalization effort continues, with Swedish joining the existing list of international wikis (French,German,Spanish). Have a look at the Translation Status page for other languages that are in the process of getting their own wiki.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 8 (March 16 2006)

The development version SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 8 is available, read the announcement. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

FOSDEM Pictures, Audio & Video (Mar 8 2006)

Additionally to the slides of the talks also audio and video records are now available on the FOSDEM page and pictures of the events can be seen at gallery.opensuse.org.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 6 (March 3 2006)

The development version SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 6 is available, read the announcement. Some annoying bugs were already discovered.

SUSE Linux Schedule Updated (Mar 2 2006)

Andreas has posted the revised schedule for SUSE Linux 10.1 and the planning for the Alpha phase of SUSE Linux 10.2 which will start some weeks after the release of SUSE Linux 10.1.

FOSDEM Talk Slides (Mar 1 2006)

The slides of the openSUSE talks given at FOSDEM 2006 have been added to the FOSDEM page. Audio and video recordings will be added at a later time.

openSUSE Build Service Preview Phase (Feb 26 2006)

During FOSDEM the preview phase of the openSUSE Build Service was started with the initial release of source for build service tools, first build hardware being in place and a small number of initial testers from the community. Also a new mailing list opensuse-buildservice was created.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 5 (Feb 24 2006)

The development version SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 5 is available, read the announcement. Some annoying bugs were already discovered. Details are documented in the Factory News.

openSUSE Status Meeting (Feb 22 2006)

An openSUSE status meeting took place yesterday. You can find the minutes and the transcript on the meeting page.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 4 (Feb 18 2006)

The development version SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 4 is available. It has a number of ROUGH edges due to the integration of the new package manager which is not complete, so read the announcement and the most annoying bugs before you decide to download and test it.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Status Update (Feb 9 2006)

Andreas has posted a long SUSE Linux 10.1 Status Update giving details and rationales about roadmap changes, dropping of non-GPL kernel modules, kernel modules handling changes, past fontconfig problems, major on-going package manager changes and the XGL/compiz release.

Xgl and Compiz Released (Feb 8 2006)

Novell is releasing its contribution to the Xgl graphics subsystem and the Compiz compositing manager. See the announcement for videos and screenshots and read the Xgl wiki page for further description and soon available packages for SUSE Linux 10.1.

openSUSE Status Meeting (Feb 7 2006)

An openSUSE status meeting took place yesterday. You can find the minutes and the transcript on the meeting page.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 3 (Feb 2 2006)

The development version SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 3 is available, read the announcement. Some annoying bugs were already discovered. Details are documented in the Factory-News.

Localized Wikis and SDB Import (Feb 1 2006)

www.opensuse.org has been updated to MediaWiki version 1.5. We are able to host localized wiki instances now, starting with Spanish, French and German. Also the support database (SDB) articles have been imported into the wikis.

Voting in Bugzilla (Jan 27 2006)

Voting for reports against SUSE Linux 10.1 in Novell's Bugzilla is now enabled. Voting in Bugzilla is intended for orientation purposes only -- not for specific priorisation / resource allocation. For further information on voting, please refer to this page.

CD / DVD layout of SUSE Linux 10.1 (Jan 26 2006)

Sonja presented the planned CD / DVD Layout of the upcoming SUSE Linux 10.1 release. An overview table was added to the wiki.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 2 (Jan 26 2006)

The development version SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 2 is available, read the announcement. Some annoying bugs were already discovered. Details are documented in the Factory-News.

openSUSE Status Meeting (Jan 24 2006)

An openSUSE status meeting took place. You can find the minutes and the transcript on the meeting page. The next meeting will be on Tuesday 2006/02/07 18:00 CET.

SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 1 (Jan 20 2006)

The development version SUSE Linux 10.1 Beta 1 is available, read the announcement. Some annoying bugs were already discovered. Details are documented in the Factory-News.

openSUSE @ FOSDEM 2006 Schedules (Jan 13 2006)

Christoph presented the talk schedules for openSUSE's developer room at FOSDEM 2006 on 25th and 26th February.

AppArmor Open Sourced (Jan 10 2006)

The application security project AppArmor is now Open Source under GPL, read the announcement. AppArmor will be integrated and enabled by default in the upcoming SUSE Linux 10.1.

Build Service Q&A Session (Dec 12 2005)

The Build Service Team was available for questions about the plans for the openSUSE build server. Find a transcript on the session page.