No comments on the coverage, just links to the (English language) stories I’m aware of so far. This includes news stories, reviews, and a few tutorials. Feel free to send me links if you see additional coverage that I’ve missed.

Linux Developer Network | openSUSE 11.1 Sports New Free Street Cred: “Eventually, the conversation turned to this new release itself and what changes it brings to the operating system table. What was of interest to me was that the least visible change to the distribution could prove to be the most significant to proponents of free software.”

OStatic | Leapin’ Lizards: openSUSE Jumps to 11.1 Tomorrow: “On Thursday, the openSUSE project will make available its stable 11.1 release. I was fortunate enough to take a sneak peek at the new release this week, and while the changes aren’t quite as dizzying as those between 10.3 and 11.0 (understandably), they work nicely to make this new release both eye-catching and functional.”

Ars Technica | The Lizard Roars: openSUSE 11.1 Officially Released: “OpenSUSE 11.1, the next major version of Novell’s community-driven Linux distribution, is scheduled for release on December 18. The new version will include updated software and some important new features that enhance the quality of the distribution.”

The Open Road | openSUSE 11.1: A new license signals renewed community: “Novell officially released openSUSE 11.1 on Thursday, unleashing a torrent of new features like a Linux 2.6.27.7 kernel, improvements to YaST, and others.”

Computerworld UK | Novell rejigs OpenSUSE licensing: “Novell’s openSuSE project is becoming more open, as a new release due out Thursday includes licensing changes that make it easier to redistribute the Linux OS, and a build service to encourage more contributions from developers.”

Heise Online | OpenSUSE 11.1 has arrived: “The OpenSUSE developers have delivered version 11.1 of the OpenSUSE distribution, just in time for Christmas. As well as the updates to the component packages of OpenSUSE, some innovation has taken place compared to the previous version. Most importantly, the developers have implemented a strict separation of free and proprietary software. The OpenSUSE DVD now contains only freely distributable applications, allowing people to legally copy and distribute the DVD.”

ZDNet UK | openSuSE 11.1 Released: “The openSuSE Project made their 11.1 release available yesterday. I have downloaded and installed it on both of my laptops, and it looks very good. At least for the specific hardware and environment that I use, it is a significant improvement over the 11.0 release.

Daniweb | Joe “Zonker” Brockmeier Discusses openSUSE 11.1: “Joe ‘Zonker’ Brockmeier is the Community Manager for openSUSE. He has been involved with Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) since 1996 when he discovered FOSS while a college student and was hooked. For most of his career he has worked as a technology journalist covering Linux and open source topics. Most recently, he was Editor-in-Chief of Linux Magazine prior to joining Novell in February of 2008.”

NetworkWorld | OpenSUSE gets more open with new user license and build service: “Novell’s openSUSE project is becoming more open, as a new release due out Thursday includes licensing changes that make it easier to redistribute the Linux operating system, and a build service that will encourage more contributions from open source developers.”

BetaNews | openSUSE 11.1 Linux OS leaves beta: “The newest edition of the Novell-sponsored OpenSUSE Project’s Linux OS, contains a number of new enhancements built both internally and through the open source community.”

InternetNews | Latest OpenSUSE Has OpenOffice Goodies: “Novell’s community openSUSE Linux distribution is out with version 11.1 today offering updated open source applications, a new license and a new take on the KDE Linux desktop GUI.”

Ars Technica | OpenSUSE 11.1 released. Lizards dance with joy: “OpenSUSE 11.1 has finally been released and it has finally convinced Ryan Paul to switch from Ubuntu. We published his early look this past Monday, which is a great overview of the update. OpenSUSE 11.1 includes over 200 new features including an updated release of GNOME, which has undergone many improvements since the OpenSUSE 11.0 release. 11.1 also includes an updated release of the Banshee media player.”

DesktopLinux | OpenSUSE rev’s license, build system: “The Novell-sponsored openSUSE Project announced the availability of version 11.1 of its open-source openSUSE Linux distribution. Version 11.1 offers a new license that eases redistribution, and it’s the first version developed with the openSUSE Build Service, which improves collaboration and transparency among contributors, says openSUSE.” (Says openSUSE?)

ZDNet | Tough Love with openSUSE 11.1: “From a pure technical achievement, openSUSE 11.1 is at package parity with the best Linux distributions available — such as Fedora 10 and Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10. In many ways it’s more polished, as clearly it has a lot of customization work that went into it to make it well-integrated, but at the same time, the distribution still feels like it was designed for people who know what they are doing, not for regular end-users. By trying to be a Server, Developer, and end-user Desktop platform at the same time, its target audience remains unfocused and its scope is too big. It’s now the Linux equivalent of the Swiss Army knife with 50 separate tools in it.”

Lifehacker Australia | OpenSUSE 11.1 Adds OpenOffice.org 3.0, Other Improvements: “OpenSUSE is out with an 11.1 release that rolls in the latest improvements to GNOME, KDE, the Linux kernel and more, as well as packaging OpenOffice.org 3.0 (which we’ve toured) and renovating the built-in printer and partition tools. Grab an live CD image or torrent link to try it out.”

Channel Register | Novell dishes up openSUSE 11.1 details: “The next big release of Novell’s community-driven SUSE Linux distro is set to land on Thursday. Ahead of that, the firm has released details about what customers can expect from version 11.1, including a new licence in which the EULA has been ditched.”

ZDNet UK | OpenSuse 11.1 aims at user-friendly desktop: “Novell has launched version 11.1 of OpenSuse, its desktop-oriented, community-supported version of Linux.”

PC Pro | Novell delivers OpenSUSE 11.1 details: “Novell has released further details of what we can expect from the next version of its SUSE Linux distro.”

Neowin | Q&A with Joe Brockmeier at Novell: “If you read the Linux section of the Neowin forums recently, you will know that Neowin was recently given the opportunity for a Q&A session with Joe Brockmeier. Also known as Zonker, Joe has been using Linux since 1996 and currently works as the openSUSE Community Manager at Novell. I had a few questions of my own, but found the best questions came from our members.”

Linux.com | openSUSE 11.1 makes Christmas come early: “It’s that time of the year again. No, not Christmas — it’s the time of the year we get the latest versions of our favorite Linux distributions. Version 11.1 of openSUSE is being released today. Designated as a point release, there are enough new goodies to warrant a new install or upgrade.”

HowtoForge | The Perfect Server – OpenSUSE 11.1: “This is a detailed description about how to set up an OpenSUSE 11.1 server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. This tutorial is written for the 32-bit version of OpenSUSE 11.1, but should apply to the 64-bit version with very little modifications as well.”

HowtoForge | The Perfect Desktop – openSUSE 11.1 (GNOME): “This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 11.1 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.”

Linux Magazine Online | openSUSE 11.1: “OpenSUSE 11.1 rolled out today, sporting more than 230 new features, many updates, and a brand new license. The newest release is also the first built entirely on the openSUSE Build Service.”

iTWire | Novell releases openSUSE 11.1: “The latest version of Novell’s Linux distro, openSUSE 11.1, has been released, with 230 new features, improvements to YaST, major updates to GNOME, KDE, OpenOffice.org, a new license and plenty more.”

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