novell.com/products/linuxpackages/suselinux/
index_all.html and www.novell.com/products/linuxpackages/desktop10/i386/
index_all.html.
At the time of this writing, openSUSE 10.3 has just been released. OpenSUSE and SUSE 10.2 feature
KDE 3.5.5, GNOME 2.16, Firefox 2.0, and Apache 2.2.3.
With the split between SUSE and openSUSE, Linux product names from Novell have
changed significantly in the past year. Most significantly, what was previously called
SUSE Professional Linux is now called SUSE Linux Enterprise
Understanding SUSE and openSUSE
If you are looking for a Linux system with the stability and support on which you can bet your
business, SUSE offers impressive, stable Linux products backed by a company (Novell, Inc.) that
has been selling enterprise solutions for a long time. SUSE??™s product offerings range from personal
desktop systems to enterprise-quality servers.
Running with the Enemy: The SUSE/Microsoft Deal
In November 2006, Novell announced that it had struck a deal with Microsoft to further collaboration
and interoperability with Microsoft products. This deal includes indemnification against patentrelated
lawsuits, and has raised a fair amount of concern and controversy in the open source
community. In reality, Novell hasn??™t admitted and doesn??™t see any evidence of the use of Microsoft??™s
intellectual property (IP) in Linux, but indemnification against patent liabilities has become an
important part of the Linux scene ever since SCO launched its series of questionable IP lawsuits
against Linux.
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