The openSUSE and Ubuntu Rollercoasters

“The Linux World is rarely dull, but last week was an emotional
roller coaster for users of openSUSE and Ubuntu. First Novell was
sold to Microsoft and Attachmate with no mention of the fate of
openSUSE. Then Ubuntu founder Shuttleworth told reporters that
Ubuntu may switch from the six-month release cycle to daily
updates. Both items garnered lots of speculation, elation, and
worry until both parent companies finally addressed them.

“In the wake of Sun’s sell to Oracle and subsequent defunding
and closing of several Open Source projects, FOSS advocates are
understandably leery of any of our respected companies going to
outsiders. So, when the news of Novell’s sell to Attachmate hit the
Web, users and developers of openSUSE were a bit worried. The news
was later updated to include that a Microsoft holding company
purchased many of Novell’s patents.”

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