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  Attachmate merges, SUSE Linux unaffected RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-09-17 20:01 +0000

#4955 — Attachmate merges, SUSE Linux unaffected

From the «Attach, Mate!» department:
Title: Attachmate and MicroFocus to merge, SUSE Linux unaffected
Author: zafiro17@pipedot.org
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 08:04:33 -0400
Link: http://pipedot.org/story/2014-09-17/attachmate-and-microfocus-to-merge-suse-linux-unaffected

Richard Brown reported on Google Plus that Attachmate has entered into an
agreement with Micro Focus, a UK enterprise software company[1]. Under the
terms of the agreement, both institutions will merge. You might already know
that Attachmate is the company that owns and manages SUSE Linux[2] out of
Nurenburg, Germany. So what does this mean for SUSE and OpenSUSE? Maybe
nothing! That's great news. From the letter sent by Attachmate to the Board of
Directors of SUSE Linux:

* Business as Usual: There are no changes planned for the SUSE business
structure and leadership. There is no need for any action bythe openSUSE
Project as a result of this announcement.* Commitment to Open Source: SUSE
remains passionately committed to innovation through Open Source. This has
always been the foundation of our business and that will continue as we grow
and innovate in new areas.* Commitment to openSUSE: SUSE is also fully
committed to being a sponsor and supporter of an open, highly independent and
dynamic openSUSE community and project. We are proud of openSUSE and greatly
value the collaborative relationship between SUSE and the openSUSE community.
* The combination of the Attachmate Group and Micro Focus creates a larger,
global enterprise software entity, operating at a greater global scale. This
provides an even stronger foundation for the continued investment in SUSE and
our continued innovation through Open Source."

That's good news for fans of the openSUSE Linux distro[3], as well as SUSE
customers everywhere. I would argue that Attachmate's purchase of SUSE from
Novell was the best thing that happened to SUSE in years; glad this isn't going
to have an impact on a great distro.

Links:
[1]: https://plus.google.com/104609729585947186698/posts/91a9Z9kv7Lh (link)
[2]: http://suse.com (link)
[3]: http://www.opensuse.org (link)

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