The fate of OpenSuse

Question

linux

Googled googled not googled - what will happen to the distro, in light of the change of ownership of Novell?

And this line in terms of release does not inspire optimism

Четверг, 12 мая 2011, openSUSE 12.1 Milestone 1 - delayed

Answer 1

Attachmate Corporation Statement on openSUSE project
Attachmate Corporation anticipates no change to the relationship between the SUSE business and the openSUSE project as a result of this transaction.
Attachmate does not intend to change the current business relationship associated with the SUSE brand and the openSUSE project

Answer 2

In the short term, nothing will happen, Microsoft Attachmate will not "cut the goose that lays the golden eggs." But if you look a couple of years ahead ...
ps: Who is the real buyer of Novell? Microsoft .