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The openSUSE project is a worldwide community program sponsored by Novell that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. There are many ways you can participate in the openSUSE project - first you should get a copy of SUSE Linux and install it on your machine: "Currently, SUSE Linux 10.0 Beta 1 (code name: Prague) is an unsupported, open source only, preliminary edition of SUSE Linux that contains bleeding-edge packages and represents the latest development snapshot. If you intend to test for bugs or contribute patches, this version is for you... To download, use BitTorrent for i386 or x86_64 iso images or choose a mirror site near your location." Download from mirrors (i386, MD5): SUSE-10.0-CD-OSS-i386-Beta1-CD1.iso (688MB), SUSE-10.0-CD-OSS-i386-Beta1-CD2.iso (699MB), SUSE-10.0-CD-OSS-i386-Beta1-CD3.iso (690MB), SUSE-10.0-CD-OSS-i386-Beta1-CD4.iso (671MB). Upcoming releases are scheduled here.
Roadmap
The openSUSE project is currently in its first stages and new development features will be rolled out in phases. Over time, community members will benefit from expanded access to the unique Novell AutoBuild system, which powers the project's source management and build systems. With AutoBuild, developers will be able to make their applications run on multiple architectures and even build them to support other SUSE Linux-based distributions. This flexibility will help make openSUSE one of the most compelling community projects for Linux.
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Future Changes to the openSUSE Project
September 2005
SUSE Support Database (SDB (http://sdb.suse.com/)) articles will be reviewed and imported into the openSUSE wiki. Everyone will be able to edit and extend them.
Early 2006
A first version of the openSUSE build server will appear. Everyone will be able to build and provide packages for the openSUSE community.
Upcoming SUSE Linux Releases
SUSE Linux 10.0 Schedule
Aug 9, 2005
SUSE Linux 10.0 beta1 release.
Aug 18, 2005
SUSE Linux 10.0 beta2 release.
Aug 25, 2005
SUSE Linux 10.0 beta3 release.
Sep 1, 2005
SUSE Linux 10.0 beta4 release.
Sep 9, 2005
SUSE Linux 10.0 RC1 release.
SUSE Linux 10.1 Schedule
Beginning on Sep 28, 2005, we will regularly release alpha snapshots.