OpenSUSE
Mayank Sharma is glad that being able to correctly capitalise its name isn’t a requirement for running the distro that’s almost as old as Linux itself.
IN BRIEF
One of the leading RPMbased distros, openSUSE is a direct descendant of the distro that sprang into life not long after the kernel. One of the main reasons for its survival has been its willingness to mould itself according to the needs of the ecosystem it serves. It’s also ensured its longevity by making itself invaluable to its corporate sponsors, without compromising the interest of its community of users.
O penSUSE only came to life in 2005. However, its legacy dates back to the early days of Linux with SUSE, which was a company before it was a distro. SUSE was founded in September 1992 in Germany, and SUSE 1.0 came out in 1994, which was a localised German version of Slackware. It took another couple of years before SUSE released its real distro in 1996 after hiring the lead developer of the defunct Jurix distro.