openSUSE – The Project Martin Lasarsch Michael Löffler SUSE Linux Products GmbH Overview • Goals • What is the openSUSE project? • What changed since last year? • What will change in the Future? Feb. 2007 2 Goals • distribution • open development • developers from the community • best distribution Feb. 2007 3 What is the openSUSE project? • Communication - Wiki - Mailinglists - IRC • Distribution - released version - alpha/beta/rc - factory - bugzilla • openSUSE Build Service (OBS) - web, gui, cli frontend - Builds for: 9.3-10.2, SLE, Factory Fedora, Mandriva, Debian, Ubuntu Feb. 2007 - x86, x86_64 4 What changed since last year? • Communication - Wiki - new Languages, new Layout, Splashpage - 1500 pages, 16 languages - Mailinglists - migration from @suse.de to @opensuse.org - internal lists moved to public (dist, packager) - new webinterface for archive, new lists - IRC - more, special purpose meetings (yast, community) - #opensuse, #opensuse-project Feb. 2007 5 What changed since last year? • Distribution - SUSE Linux 10.1 - openSUSE 10.2 - more bugs from outside - less bugs for 10.2 - more bandwith for download peaks Feb. 2007 6 What changed since last year? • openSUSE Build Service - public - 100% open source now! - new webinterface (search, monitor) - new clients, osc, richclient - more targets - link projects - Factory sync - build against updates Feb. 2007 7 Challenges • zmd 10.1 • M$/Novell deal • Money • openSUSE office • opensource build service • more SUSE/Novell people working on the project Feb. 2007 8 Ideas for the future? • sponsoring (hardware, money) • guiding principles • local communities • Linux hardware database • rating system obs • distribution in buildservice • easier obs integration in distribution • integration of internal autobuild with obs • merchandising Feb. 2007 9 Q&A General Disclaimer This document is not to be construed as a promise by any participating company to develop, deliver, or market a product. Novell, Inc., makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents of this document, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Novell, Inc., reserves the right to revise this document and to make changes to its content, at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes. All Novell marks referenced in this presentation are trademarks or registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- nc-sa/2.5/. For other licenses contact author..