Novell continues to show that it doesn't care about OpenSUSE; instead, it's focused on marketing Fog Computing, proprietary software, and the Microsoft-taxed SLES

OpenSUSE 11.3 has Banshee and the Novell/Microsoft patent deal does not extend to OpenSUSE, so there is a potential problem ahead

The reciprocal relationship between Microsoft and Novell continues to be made more apparent

Novell is acting as though it is Microsoft's committer in circles where Microsoft is rightly distrusted and OpenSUSE still ought to escape

Novell will be merging 3 forum sites (suseforums.net, suselinuxsupport.de and the openSUSE support forums at forums.novell.com) to a new official openSUSE Forums at forums.opensuse.org. This will give openSUSE users a one-stop shop for their problems and ideas.

OpenSUSE 11.3 and OpenSUSE Build Service 2.0 are nearly ready, but Novell's situation casts some doubt

Assuming that Novell's buyer will only care about immediate profit, the OpenSUSE community should start considering independent life outside Novell

Novell's deal with Microsoft leads to OpenSUSE's suffering

Novell's newly-appointed UK boss remarks on Microsoft's relationship with Novell