Spotlight on Linux: openSUSE 11.3

“openSUSE began its life in 1994 in Germany as SuSE Linux and
was based on Slackware Linux. It was a commercial offering, and
although it adhered to the letter of the GPL, it wasn’t easy for
desktop users to download and install. Novell bought SuSE in 2004
and opened it up for community participation and enjoyment in
August 2005. From then on, users could download and easily install
the now-dubbed openSUSE. openSUSE earned lots of attention and
happy users until its controversial patent agreement with
Microsoft, but openSUSE slowly has been regaining some lost ground
ever since.

“The distribution is always of the highest quality with a
professional feel and polish. Novell employs full-time developers
to work on openSUSE and community projects, because many of the
innovations first seen in openSUSE will end up in Novell’s
commercial SUSE Enterprise edition. Novell has a vigorous testing
routine, ensuring that most bugs are eliminated. As a result,
openSUSE is truly one of the leading and best distributions in
Linux today.”

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