"Brockmeier explained that since the 11.1 release, developers outside of Novell could contribute directly to the openSUSE project, since the project now has policies in place that lets contributions occur.
"So instead of every package going through a Novell employee, there are now at least 30 people involved in contributing packages directly without Novell involvement. Brockmeier emphasized that the project still has a focus on quality control, but now, the person checking quality isn't necessarily employed by Novell."
