2011 is the 20th anniversary of Linux and the 18th anniversary of the Debian release. Linux has experienced too much, but it is still fighting in the desktop market. Perhaps the heart of Linux is having a belief that “confidence is not dead”. Look at the various Linux distributions, in addition to the current top of the Distrowatch on the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, don't forget to openSUSE. openSUSE In the past 6 months, Distro ranked fourth after Fedora. 2012 is the 20th anniversary of SUSE.
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#1,openSUSE,SUSE Linux Enterprise and Novell
openSUSE is a free, Linux-based operating system for personal computers, laptops or servers that is easy to use. It can be used to navigate the web, manage emails and photos, work, and enjoy videos and music. It was a global community initiative sponsored by Novell, which began in 2005. The purpose of the program is to promote the widespread use of Linux.
openSUSE is free, it is a system basis Novell's release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Edition.
The name of openSUSE is SUSE Linux. SUSE Linux released after version 10.2 is renamed openSUSE. The SUSE Linux Enterprise version is a product that offers free trials only to users, and long-term use requires service support and upgrades from Novell.
After the above explanation, we can quickly think of the relationship between Red Hat and Fedora.
openSUSE for SUSE Linux Enterprise, such as Fedora for Red Hat. Red Hat and Novell have the same attitude towards the community and are actively supporting them. Then use the wisdom of the community to help the company's products improve. The two are similar in business model, both of which are profitable by providing technical support and services. Linux itself is free, and it should be a reasonable way to make money by providing value-added services. It can be seen that Linux does not exclude commercial elements.
The latest version of openSUSE is version 12.1.
#2,openSUSE Features
In all kinds of dazzling distributions, what are the features of openSUSE that stand out?
Of course, openSUSE to avoid commercial disputes, contains only open source software, proprietary commercial software can be downloaded separately.
#3,openSUSE Development Cycle
The openSUSE development version is available in four versions, Factory, Alpha, Beta, and RC. The last one is the official version of GM (Gold Master), which is the final release.
Below is openSUSE release history (2006-12-07 began keeping statistics)
# 4, Milestone records
In September 1992, three German mathematics majors and a graduated software engineer set up a Unix consulting firm. S.u.S.E, German means "software and system development", and later written as SUSE.
In 1994, SUSE launched its first Linux distribution: SuSE Linux 1.0;
In 1999, it established a partnership with IBM and introduced Linux code into the main architecture; >
In 2000, SUSE developed the SUSE Linux Enterprise server, the first server to fully support Linux as an enterprise product environment operating system;
In early 2004, SUSE Linux AG was acquired by Novell. Seven years later, Novell was acquired by Attachmate Private Equity;
In 2006, working with Microsoft technology, focusing on interoperability between Linux and Windows;
Now, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is the most widely used in China. A wide range of commercial Linux enterprise distributions are hotter than Red Hat.
A more classic example is the use of SUSE Linux by the National Weather Service in 2009 and SUSE Linux Enterprise by the Hong Kong Jockey Club in 2010.
# 5, SUSE Linux information chart shows the results
Conclusion
& ldquo; Beyond dream, not a dream & rdquo ;, which is the official website of the openSUSE word, Very exciting! It also has a louder slogan: openSUSE! Not just openSUSE, it's more than just Linux! We can only say: This is an amazing lizard, not a normal lizard!
Of course, it is still a "literal lizard" If you are interested in their LOGO, you can go to the official website to get the code (click here).
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of SUSE Linux, SUSE in 2012 September 18 to 21, held in Orlando, Florida SUSECon 2012 meeting.
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