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SSL cert update for opensuse.org hosts in Nuremberg
Thursday 2012-02-02 we will update the SSL certificates for all openSUSE hosts located Nuremberg (see detailed list below). The fingerprint of the new certificate is: Signed with security@suse.de key: pub 2048R/3D25D3D9 1999-03-06 uid SuSE -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 SHA1 [...]
Using BTRFS on openSUSE 12.1
This article is contributed by Kamila Součkova Introduction As the btrfs wiki says: “Btrfs is a new copy on write filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy administration.” Although under heavy development, it has become stable enough for personal use, and there are plenty of reasons to try [...]
openSUSE 11.3 EOL’ed, 12.2 On The Way!
As Benjaman Brunner announced yesterday, openSUSE 11.3 has reached end of life. As a quick refresher, openSUSE releases new versions every 8 months, and each version has a life cycle of 18 months. As 11.3 was released in July of 2010, the time has come to embrace our newer versions, including the successful release of [...]
Why openSUSE.org goes on strike tomorrow
End of January the US Congress will vote to pass two laws, the “PROTECT IP Act” (PIPA) and the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA). If these laws pass they would enable copyright holders to get court orders against websites accused of doing or facilitating copyright infringement. So far so good, the openSUSE Project is against [...]
build.opensuse.org binary backend was down
The SAN array of the backend server server lost 3 hard disks over the weekend. That means the array with the built RPMs was broken. We checked and replaced a lot of files from backups – but since not all binary parts of the projects are in backup we need to rebuild some of them (31 [...]
People of openSUSE: Frederic Crozat
We all hope you had a good start in the new year. I’d say People of openSUSE had. Today we have the chance to interview SUSE’s Freederic Crozat, who’s responsible for systemd in openSUSE. So, enjoy! ;-) Nickname: fcrozat Homepage: http://blog.crozat.net/ Blog: http://blog.crozat.net/ Favorite season: Winter ( I love to take pictures of landscapes / trees under the snow) Motto: Please introduce yourself! My name is [...]
Results of openSUSE Conference 2011 Survey
After the openSUSE 2011 Conference, we run a survey to gather feedback so that we can improve for the next conference. The overall feedback was very positive. Thanks a lot to the 134 people that participated in the survey! Here’s a summary of the answers with some things pointed out. For the full results, download this [...]
Happy 2012
We wish all developers, maintainers, users and friends a Happy New Year. Let us make 2012 even better…
openSUSE Edu Li-f-e 12.1 out now!
Announcement by Jigish Gohil openSUSE Education team is proud to present another edition of openSUSE-Edu Li-f-e (Linux for Education) based on openSUSE 12.1. Li-f-e comes loaded with everything that students, parents, teachers and system admins of educational institutions may need. Softwares for mathematics, chemistry, astronomy etc, servers like KIWI-LTSP, Fedena school ERP, Moodle course management etc., full [...]
openSUSE 12.1 Reveiew by Terence Lam
This review is written by Terence Lam a student from Singapore sharing his experiences with openSUSE In this review, I will install openSUSE 12.1, try out GNOME and KDE and also give a brief overview of advanced tools like YaST and have a look at ownCloud. DVD Installer The installer supports a large number of languages and had [...]